Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rain aids effort to control blazes in U.S. West; one firefighter dies
By Brad Brooks MOLALLA, Ore. (Reuters) - A California firefighter was reported dead on Friday as a front of humid and rainy weather aided the efforts of weary emergency crews and brought some relief t...
Sep 18, 2020
Turkish central bank to hold key rate, continue backdoor tightening: Reuters poll
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank is seen keeping its policy rate on hold next week despite the lira hitting record lows, but is expected to drive funding costs higher with more back-door mea...
Sep 18, 2020
China slams Pompeo for ‘arrogance’ during South America trip
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (Reuters) - China's embassy to Suriname on Friday accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of "smearing" Beijing, after Washington's top diplomat critiqued Chinese companies' b...
Sep 18, 2020
Peru to vote on presidential ouster as bid seems to lose strength
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's Congress is set to vote on Friday over whether to oust President Martn Vizcarra after impeachment proceedings were launched last week, a bid that has roiled the...
Sep 18, 2020
Thai King endorses military’s annual reshuffle
By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed a new army chief from his own King's Guard faction in an annual reshuffle of defence personnel, the governm...
Sep 18, 2020
Myanmar reports 424 new COVID-19 cases in record daily rise
YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar reported 424 new coronavirus infections on Friday, the Southeast Asian country's biggest daily rise so far amid a recent resurgence of the virus after weeks without confirme...
Sep 18, 2020
U.S. consumer sentiment improves in early September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment improved in early September, according to a survey on Friday, which also showed the upcoming November presidential election was starting to have an impac...
Sep 18, 2020
India’s Modi defends new law as critics warn of risks to farmers
By Mayank Bhardwaj and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended new laws aimed at lifting restrictions on farmers on Friday after protests by oppositio...
Sep 18, 2020
Fed begins tussle over practical meaning of new inflation policy
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers on Friday began fleshing out what their new tolerance for inflation will mean in practice, an issue critical to h...
Sep 18, 2020
Roche gets key European panel recommendation for liver cancer cocktail
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche on Friday got a positive recommendation from a key European panel for its immunotherapy Tecentriq mixed with Avastin against liver cancer, likely clearing the ...
Sep 18, 2020
