Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swiatek puts studies on the back burner to focus on tennis
PARIS (Reuters) - Polish teenager Iga Swiatek decided to put off going to university for two years in order to try to make it in tennis - a decision which was richly rewarded on Thursday when she reac...
Oct 08, 2020
Fed’s Kaplan sees U.S. economy shrinking just 2.5% this year
(Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan on Thursday said he expects the U.S. economy to contract 2.5% this year, an upgrade from just over a week ago when he forecast a 3% contracti...
Oct 08, 2020
Hamilton against cutting trees for new Rio circuit
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday he saw no need for a new racetrack in Rio de Janeiro and was against cutting down forest trees to make way for it...
Oct 08, 2020
Fiscal drag, viral carousel, and another stalled week in U.S. recovery
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. hiring last week remained sluggish, retail foot traffic dipped, and a surge in coronavirus cases across the Upper Midwest even dented what had been a ca...
Oct 08, 2020
U.S. hits Iran’s financial sector with fresh round of sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday slapped fresh sanctions on Iran's financial sector, targeting 18 Iranian banks in an effort to further shut Iran out of the global banking system a...
Oct 08, 2020
Biden campaign says October 22 debate should be the last
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign on Thursday rejected a proposal from President Donald Trump's team for a debate on Oct. 29, saying the one already scheduled...
Oct 08, 2020
WHO reports record one-day rise in global coronavirus cases amid European outbreak
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - The World Health Organization reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases on Thursday, with the total rising by 338,779 in 24 hours led by a surge of in...
Oct 08, 2020
Solid Kenin beats Kvitova to reach final in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - American fourth seed Sofia Kenin marched into her second Grand Slam final of the year with a commanding 6-4 7-5 victory against Czech Petra Kvitova at the French Open on Thursday. Th...
Oct 08, 2020
Lilly’s rheumatoid arthritis drug cuts COVID-19 deaths in trial, data shows
(Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co said on Thursday fewer deaths were reported among COVID-19 patients taking a combination of its rheumatoid arthritis drug and Gilead Sciences Inc's remdesivir in a clinica...
Oct 08, 2020
Fauci says ‘reasonably good chance’ Regeneron antibody therapy helped Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top U.S. infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Thursday that President Donald Trump's health was likely helped by an experimental therapy made by Regeneron Inc in w...
Oct 08, 2020
