Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil registers 41,906 new coronavirus cases, highest number in almost a month
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil on Tuesday registered 41,906 new cases of coronavirus, the highest number for a single day since Sept. 11, the Health Ministry said. Deaths rose by 819 to 147,494. (R...
Oct 06, 2020
Navalny demands EU crackdown on oligarchs close to Kremlin
BERLIN (Reuters) - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called on the European Union on Wednesday to take tough action against oligarchs close to the Kremlin as he continues his recovery in Germany after bei...
Oct 06, 2020
Six U.S. states report record COVID hospitalizations, new restrictions in place
By Gabriella Borter and Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - Six states reported record numbers of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, including Wisconsin, where officials on Tuesday issued a new order limiting the ...
Oct 06, 2020
Netflix faces indictment in Texas over controversial French film ‘Cuties’
(Reuters) - Netflix Inc is facing a criminal charge in a Texas county for promoting lewd visuals of a child in the French film "Cuties", Texas representative Matt Schaefer said in a tweet https://twit...
Oct 06, 2020
Fed’s Mester says ending stimulus talks will mean ‘much slower’ recovery – CNBC
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that no further stimulus talks will happen until after the November election will mean a "much slower" recovery for the U.S. economy from the cor...
Oct 06, 2020
Trump administration rejected most royalty cut requests from drillers this spring: GAO
(Reuters) - The Trump administration rejected two-thirds of royalty relief requests from onshore oil and gas companies struggling with fallout from the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year, accordin...
Oct 06, 2020
Djokovic out to tame U.S. Open demons in Carreno Busta rematch
PARIS (Reuters) - The last time Novak Djokovic and Pablo Carreno Busta shared a court -- in the fourth round of U.S. Open last month -- the outcome sent shockwaves around the tennis world. World numbe...
Oct 06, 2020
Facebook bans all QAnon groups as dangerous amid surging misinformation
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Tuesday classified the QAnon conspiracy theory movement as dangerous and began removing Facebook groups and pages as well as Instagram accounts...
Oct 06, 2020
Polish teenager Swiatek powers into French Open semis
PARIS (Reuters) - Polish teenager Iga Swiatek recovered from a nervy start to outclass Italian qualifier Martina Trevisan 6-3 6-1 and move into the French Open semi-finals on Tuesday. The 19-year-old,...
Oct 06, 2020
Thiem running on empty in French Open loss
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Dominic Thiem admitted he had nothing more left to give as his Grand Slam winning streak was ended by Diego Schwartzman in an epic five-setter in the French Open qua...
Oct 06, 2020
