Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Exxon downsizes global empire as Wall Street worries about dividend
By Jennifer Hiller HOUSTON (Reuters) - Ill-timed bets on rising demand have Exxon Mobil Corp facing a shortfall of about $48 billion through 2021, according to a Reuters tally and Wall Street estimate...
Sep 08, 2020
House Democrats launch probe of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy: Washington Post
(Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have called for the immediate suspension of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy as they launch an investigation into his testimony to lawmakers, t...
Sep 08, 2020
Houthis say Saudi’s Abha airport targeted with drones, disabled for hours
CAIRO (Reuters) - A military spokesman for Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said that the group targeted Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport with a number of drones. Yahya Sarea wrote on Twitter "th...
Sep 07, 2020
China’s Xi says China acted openly and transparently on COVID-19
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday China acted in an open and transparent manner on the COVID-19 outbreak and that it had taken concrete efforts that helped save tens of ...
Sep 07, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,499 to 252,298: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 1,499 to 252,298, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday. The reported...
Sep 07, 2020
Revitalised Azarenka downs Muchova to reach last eight
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final in more than four years after rallying from a set down to beat Czech Karolina Muchova 5-7 6-1 6-4 in the fourth round ...
Sep 07, 2020
New virus cases knock hopes of reviving Southeast Asia’s holiday hotspots
By Sultan Anshori and Orathai Siring BALI, Indonesia/BANGKOK (Reuters) - A spike in coronavirus infections in Indonesia's holiday island of Bali and Thailand's first locally transmitted case in 100 da...
Sep 07, 2020
Mertens breezes past second seed Kenin to reach last eight
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Belgian Elise Mertens sent American second seed Sofia Kenin out of the U.S. Open on Monday with a convincing 6-3 6-3 win to advance to the quarter-finals. Mertens, seeded 16th at ...
Sep 07, 2020
Oil mixed after dropping on demand concerns post-U.S. holiday
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices were mixed in early trade on Tuesday on looming demand worries about a possible rise in COVID-19 cases following the U.S. Labor Day long weekend, which ...
Sep 07, 2020
Starbucks adds plant-based items to Asian menus from Beyond Meat, others
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Starbucks Corp said on Tuesday it will add plant-based food and beverages to menus across Asia from September, including products from Impossible Foods, Oatly and Beyond Meat Inc...
Sep 07, 2020
