Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Brits on bikes as fitness app data shows pandemic boom
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Active travel is booming in Britain as millions of commuters, shoppers and schoolchildren get on their bikes to avoid confined spaces on public transport during the ...
Sep 22, 2020
New York says new cluster of Brooklyn COVID-19 cases causes ‘significant concern’
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's Health Department has identified a new cluster of COVID-19 cases in Brooklyn, and said on Tuesday a marked uptick in infections there and in some other neighborhoo...
Sep 22, 2020
Exclusive: Robinhood raises extra $660 million in funding round
By David French NEW YORK (Reuters) - Robinhood Markets Inc, the financial technology startup credited with helping popularize trading among millennials, has raised an additional $660 million from inve...
Sep 22, 2020
U.S. warns ‘foreign actors’ aim to sow doubts over mail-in voting
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies on Tuesday warned that "foreign actors" will likely try to discredit the November presidential election by...
Sep 22, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state reports 15 new COVID-19 cases
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's coronavirus hot spot of Victoria on Wednesday said new coronavirus cases nearly halved against the previous day as the state looks to ease some restrictions as early as ...
Sep 22, 2020
Exclusive: LyondellBasell to cut Houston refinery staff by 10% on pandemic losses
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - LyondellBasell Industries said on Tuesday that it plans to cut salaried staff at its Houston oil refinery because of losses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company ...
Sep 22, 2020
League fines teams, coaches for failing to wear masks properly during games
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) handed a handful of coaches and teams hefty fines for failing to wear masks properly during Week 2 games. The league fined the Denver Bron...
Sep 22, 2020
Brazil’s Marfrig plans 43% reduction in direct emissions by 2035, executive says
By Nayara Figueiredo SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Marfrig Global Foods , the world's largest hamburger producer in the world, said it expects to achieve a 43% reduction in direct emissions from its meatpacki...
Sep 22, 2020
Brazil reports 33,536 new coronavirus cases, 836 deaths
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 33,536 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, as well as 836 deaths from the disease, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday....
Sep 22, 2020
Trump says announcement of his Supreme Court pick likely Saturday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the announcement of his nominee for filling the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will likely...
Sep 22, 2020
