Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada joins countries in real-time AstraZeneca COVID vaccine review
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada launched a real-time review of data from AstraZeneca and Oxford University's potential COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, the latest country to speed up its approva...
Oct 02, 2020
Pompeo says Asia trip next week goes ahead despite Trump virus test
ZAGREB (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday he will go ahead with a trip to Asia next week after President Donald Trump tested positive for coronavirus. Pompeo made the remar...
Oct 02, 2020
UK working on new programme to help long-term jobless: Sunak
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government is working to provide more support to people facing long-term unemployment because of the coronavirus crisis, finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday. Sunak...
Oct 02, 2020
‘Full steam ahead:’ Senate Republicans to push court nominee despite Trump’s COVID-19 status
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's plan to begin confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Oct. 12 remain unchanged, despite President Donald ...
Oct 02, 2020
Ford U.S. auto sales continue recovery on pickup demand
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co on Friday continued to show signs of a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic as demand for sports utility vehicles and pickup trucks helped boost third-quarter sales in the Uni...
Oct 02, 2020
Ryanair says priority is current Boeing 737 MAX order
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair is prioritising getting a current order of up to 210 of Boeing's troubled 737 MAX aircraft in the sky next year, the chief executive of its main airlines business said on Fr...
Oct 02, 2020
Minister quits Israeli government over COVID-19 curbs on protests
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli minister resigned on Friday in protest against a new law that curbed demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the measure left him without a "s...
Oct 02, 2020
Fed’s Harker says equitable workforce recovery is a moral necessity
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's new framework will allow for slightly higher inflation to help close employment gaps but governments and employers need to do more to make sure those gains reach lowe...
Oct 02, 2020
U.S. health secretary Azar says he tested negative for COVID
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Friday he has tested negative for COVID-19 after protectively being screened following news of President Donald Trump'...
Oct 02, 2020
U.S. employment growth slows in September; unemployment rate drops to 7.9%
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in September as the recovery from the COVID-19 slump shifts into lower gear amid diminishing government money and a r...
Oct 02, 2020
