Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Iran’s coronavirus death toll rises above 26,000 – state media
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's death toll from the coronavirus rose by 183 to 26,169 on Wednesday, the highest in the Middle East, with the total number of identified cases rising to 457,219, state media re...
Sep 30, 2020
Obama items hit the auction circuit with dress, basketball jersey
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A cocktail dress worn by Michelle Obama during her time at the White House and a basketball jersey worn by Barack Obama at high school are among rare items from the former U.S....
Sep 30, 2020
Volkswagen CEO says will announce important strategic steps this year
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen needs to change to stay relevant in the electric and digital vehicle era and will announce "important steps" to that end before the close of the year, Chief Executive ...
Sep 30, 2020
Pelosi rebukes Trump, says U.S. results must be respected: MSNBC interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday rebuked President Donald Trump's debate night comments casting doubt on the integrity of the Nov. 3 election, saying the ballot resu...
Sep 30, 2020
U.S. to block imports from Malaysian palm oil company FGV
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The United States will ban the import of palm oil products from Malaysian company FGV Holdings over allegations that it used forced labour in the production process, the U.S. ...
Sep 30, 2020
Pompeo warns Italy over China’s economic influence
ROME (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he was concerned about China's plans to extend its economic influence in Italy, while Rome promised to be on its guard as it deve...
Sep 30, 2020
Canada July GDP up 3.0% in third consecutive monthly gain
Sept 30 (Reuters) - The Canadian economy grew by 3.0% in July, the third consecutive monthly gain following the steep drop in economic activity caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Statistics Canada sa...
Sep 30, 2020
U.N. chief: time for national plans to help fund global COVID-19 vaccine effort
By Michelle Nichols and Stephanie Nebehay NEW YORK/GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday it is time for countries to start using money from their natio...
Sep 30, 2020
PVH President Larsson to take over as CEO in February
(Reuters) - Tommy Hilfiger owner PVH Corp said on Wednesday President Stefan Larsson would replace Manny Chirico as chief executive officer in February. Larsson, a former CEO of Ralph Lauren Corp , jo...
Sep 30, 2020
U.S. economy contracts at 31.4% annualized rate in second quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy suffered its sharpest contraction in at least 73 years in the second quarter because of the disruptions from the coronavirus, the government confirmed on Wednes...
Sep 30, 2020
