Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Wildfires burn up entire U.S west coast, at least seven dead
By Carlos Barria and Adrees Latif TALENT, Ore./EAGLE POINT, Ore. (Reuters) - An unprecedented spate of fierce, wind-driven wildfires in all U.S. West Coast states have destroyed thousands of homes and...
Sep 10, 2020
AstraZeneca vaccine trial pause a ‘wake-up call’, says WHO
By Michael Shields and John Miller GENEVA (Reuters) - AstraZeneca's pause of an experimental vaccine for the coronavirus after the illness of a participant is a "wake-up call" but should not discourag...
Sep 10, 2020
Swiss Hirschi wins Tour de France stage 12 as Roglic stays in yellow
SARRAN, France (Reuters) - Swiss Marc Hirschi won the 12th stage of the Tour de France, a 218-km bumpy trek from Chauvigny on Thursday. France's Pierre Rolland was second and Dane Soren Kragh Andersen...
Sep 10, 2020
Brazilian official for uncontacted Amazon tribes killed by indigenous arrow
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A government official and leading expert on isolated Amazon tribes was killed by an arrow that struck him in the chest as he approached an indigenous group he was seeking to shiel...
Sep 10, 2020
U.S. has charged 57 people in PPP fraud cases, Justice Department says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department has charged 57 people since May with trying to steal more than $175 million from the Paycheck Protection Program designed to help Americans during the cor...
Sep 10, 2020
Back-to-work measures tightened in Lisbon, Porto as COVID-19 cases rise
LISBON (Reuters) - Stricter measures will be adopted in Portugal's two biggest cities to contain a worrying rise in coronavirus cases as workers slowly return to offices and pupils gear up to go back ...
Sep 10, 2020
Japan’s Suga: Will have to call for sales tax hike in future
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will need to increase its sales taxes in future as the population declines, the front-runner to become the next prime minister said on Thursday. Yoshihide Suga,...
Sep 10, 2020
Exclusive: Saudi sovereign fund PIF weighs investing in Ant IPO – sources
By Saeed Azhar DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's sovereign fund PIF is weighing a potential investment in the initial public offering of Chinese financial technology firm Ant Group, two sources familia...
Sep 10, 2020
EU prolongs sanctions over Russia’s Crimea annexation
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union prolongued its travel bans and asset freezes over Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea for another six months, until March next year, EU governments said on Thurs...
Sep 10, 2020
Dutch coronavirus testing capacity strained as cases rise
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Municipal health authorities in the Netherlands warned on Thursday that people seeking COVID-19 tests may have to wait as demand is outpacing supply following a surge in cases. A...
Sep 10, 2020
