Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil reports 44,235 new coronavirus cases, death toll at 118,649
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil reported 44,235 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 984 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Thursday. Brazil ha...
Aug 27, 2020
Kamala Harris condemns looting, violence in wake of police shooting
(Reuters) - U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden's running mate Kamala Harris on Thursday denounced the looting and acts of violence that followed the police shooting of a Black man, as Republicans sou...
Aug 27, 2020
NHL postpones games, joins waves of protests against racial injustice
TORONTO (Reuters) - The National Hockey League said it has postponed playoff games that were scheduled for Thursday and Friday, joining similar moves by other leagues in protest over the police shooti...
Aug 27, 2020
Three rockets fall in Iraq’s Green Zone, no significant damage: military
CAIRO (Reuters) - Three rockets landed just after midnight local time on Friday in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and foreign missions, the Iraqi military said in a ...
Aug 27, 2020
Texas, Florida, California, New York will not follow new U.S. COVID-19 testing plan
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - Several large U.S. states including Texas are not heeding new federal health officials' calls to reduce COVID-19 testing of some exposed to the virus, joining a broad reb...
Aug 27, 2020
Dell’s quarterly results beat estimates on remote work boost
(Reuters) - Dell Technologies Inc on Thursday posted a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly revenue and beat profit estimates on robust demand for its notebooks and software products for remote wor...
Aug 27, 2020
Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi casts doubt on coronavirus originating in China
OSLO (Reuters) - The Chinese government's top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, said on Thursday it was unclear whether the corona virus had first originated in China, casting doubt on the views of ...
Aug 27, 2020
Workday promotes Chano Fernandez as co-CEO, raises 2021 subscription forecast
(Reuters) - Workday Inc on Thursday appointed Chano Fernandez as co-chief executive officer and raised its annual subscription forecast, sending the business software provider's shares up nearly 12% i...
Aug 27, 2020
Air Canada plans voluntary COVID-19 passenger test trial: analyst note
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Air Canada is planning a voluntary COVID-19 test trial for passengers arriving at the country's largest airport to help persuade the federal government to end stringent quarantine...
Aug 27, 2020
Saudi-led coalition intercepts a ballistic missile launched towards Najran
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi movement in Yemen said on Thursday it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched towards the city of Najran. The statement, ca...
Aug 27, 2020
