Author Archives: Syndicated Content
OPEC+ will ensure oil prices do not plunge again, says OPEC chief
LONDON - The OPEC+ alliance will ensure oil prices do not plunge steeply again when it meets to set policy at the end of November, OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo said on Thursday, adding tha...
Oct 15, 2020
Not a zombie! Thyssenkrupp workers want fast steel rescue decision
By Tom Kckenhoff and Christoph Steitz DUESSELDORF/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The German government must swiftly decide on whether it is prepared to take a stake in Thyssenkrupp's ailing steel business, one...
Oct 15, 2020
France, Netherlands call for an EU watchdog to regulate tech giants
By Mathieu Rosemain and Douglas Busvine PARIS/BERLIN (Reuters) - France and the Netherlands called on Thursday for the creation of a European Union authority to regulate large tech companies such as G...
Oct 15, 2020
Malaysia reports 589 new coronavirus cases, three deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia reported 589 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, raising its cumulative tally of infections to 18,129, the health ministry said. The Southeast Asian country, which has...
Oct 15, 2020
Swiss report 2,613 new coronavirus cases, near record
ZURICH (Reuters) - The number of new coronavirus infections reported on Thursday rose by 2,613 in a day as fresh cases hit their second-highest daily total following Wednesday's record, data https://w...
Oct 15, 2020
Amid COVID surge, WHO urges Europe to step up controls now to save lives
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Imposing tighter controls to curb COVID-19 contagion could save hundreds of thousands of lives across Europe before February as the continent battles an exponential ...
Oct 15, 2020
COVID contacts reached by England’s Test and Trace scheme falls again
LONDON (Reuters) - The proportion of contacts of positive COVID-19 reached by England's test and trace service dropped again to 62.6% in the latest week, well short of a target of 80% of contacts reac...
Oct 15, 2020
2020 U.S. ELECTION: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - -Democratic leaders urge Joe Biden supporters to vote early and in huge numbers amid concerns that nothing short of a decisive win for the Democratic candidate will stave off a move by Pre...
Oct 15, 2020
Explainer: ‘Dueling electors’ pose risk of U.S. vote deadlock
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - The 2020 U.S. presidential election could be the most closely contested in recent memory due to a deeply divided electorate and the possibility that President Donald Trump will...
Oct 15, 2020
Senators to hear from legal experts on last day of Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearing
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday will wrap up four days of hearings on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett by questioning experts, including t...
Oct 15, 2020
