Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fed officials call for tougher regulation to prevent asset bubbles: FT
(Reuters) - Tougher U.S. financial regulation is needed to avoid the rise of excessive risk-taking and asset bubbles in the markets at a time when the Federal Reserve is keeping interest rates low, tw...
Oct 17, 2020
Anti-lockdowners protest as London COVID alert level is raised
LONDON (Reuters) - Anti-lockdown demonstrators gathered in central London on Saturday, hours after the British capital moved to the second highest COVID-19 alert level. As a second wave of infections ...
Oct 17, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 217,918 total deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday reported 8,028,332 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 70,078 from its previous count, and said the number of...
Oct 17, 2020
Lebanon’s protest flame still flickers on anniversary of ‘revolution’
By Imad Creidi BEIRUT (Reuters) - Demonstrators marched through Lebanon's capital on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of a protest movement that toppled the government but was then overwhelmed b...
Oct 17, 2020
Europe crosses 150,000 daily coronavirus cases mark, a week after reporting 100,000 daily cases
By Anurag Maan (Reuters) - Europe surpassed 150,000 daily coronavirus cases on Friday just a week after reporting 100,000 cases for the first time, according to Reuters tally, with countries such as F...
Oct 17, 2020
Ivory Coast president’s supporters and opponents clash ahead of election
By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Local offices of Ivory Coast's ruling party were ransacked and the house of an opponent of President Alassane Ouattara was set on fire, as rival supporters clashed in ...
Oct 17, 2020
Rublev sets up final clash with Coric at St Petersburg Open
(Reuters) - Russian home favourite Andrey Rublev rallied from a set down to beat Canadian Denis Shapovalov 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the semi-final of the St Petersburg Open on Saturday to set up a title clash w...
Oct 17, 2020
Trump slams Republican critic who warned of November ‘bloodbath’
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday attacked a longtime congressional critic who warned this week that his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and author...
Oct 17, 2020
Global coronavirus cases rise by one-day record of 400,000
By Anurag Maan and Kavya B (Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases rose by more than 400,000 for the first time late on Friday, a record one-day increase as much of Europe enacts new restrictions to curb...
Oct 17, 2020
Movie theaters outside New York City to reopen at 25% capacity, Cuomo says
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - Movie theaters outside of New York City will be allowed to reopen on Oct. 23 after a months-long hiatus spurred by the coronavirus, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo...
Oct 17, 2020
