Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil reports 31,911 new coronavirus cases, 729 deaths
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 31,911 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 729 deaths from the disease, the Health Ministry said on Friday. Brazil has re...
Sep 25, 2020
Delta Air Lines expects charges of up to $2.5 billion in third quarter
(Reuters) - Delta Air Lines said on Friday it is bringing forward a series of aircraft retirements, leading to a charge of up to $2.5 billion in the third quarter. (Reporting by Rachit Vats in Bengalu...
Sep 25, 2020
UK pledges over $400 million for WHO, calls for end to ‘ugly rifts’
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will pledge on Saturday a 30% increase in funding for the World Health Organization while urging reforms to the global health body and calling f...
Sep 25, 2020
Transgender woman killed at army checkpoint in Colombia, prompting outrage
BOGOTA (Reuters) - A soldier shot and killed a transgender woman at a military checkpoint in southwestern Colombia, prompting outrage from activists and condemnation from politicians. In a widely-circ...
Sep 25, 2020
Minnesota, Oregon and Utah and report record one-day increases in COVID-19 cases
(Reuters) - Three U.S. states reported record one-day increases in new COVID-19 cases on Friday as the nation surpassed the grim milestone of over 7 million total infections, according to a Reuters ta...
Sep 25, 2020
American Airlines secures $5.5 billion Treasury loan, could tap more
By Tracy Rucinski and David Shepardson CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - American Airlines said on Friday it has secured a $5.5 billion government loan and could tap up to $2 billion more in October depe...
Sep 25, 2020
Chinese fishing fleet off Peru stirs up diplomatic waters as navy monitors
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's Navy on Friday was carefully watching a fleet of around 250 Chinese fishing vessels that had sailed just outside the Andean country's waters, angering the domes...
Sep 25, 2020
Ethiopia tells U.N. ‘no intention’ of using dam to harm Egypt, Sudan
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed told the United Nations on Friday that his country has "no intention" of harming Sudan and Egypt with a giant hydropo...
Sep 25, 2020
U.S., UK sign agreement on artificial intelligence
(Reuters) - The Trump administration announced on Friday that the United States and the United Kingdom had signed a new agreement to cooperate on research and development of artificial intelligence. "...
Sep 25, 2020
U.S., UK sign agreement on artificial intelligence
(Reuters) - The Trump administration announced on Friday that the United States and the United Kingdom had signed a new agreement to cooperate on research and development of artificial intelligence. "...
Sep 25, 2020
