Author Archives: Syndicated Content
France reports 6,111 new COVID-19 infections, second-highest level ever
PARIS (Reuters) - France on Thursday recorded 6,111 new confirmed coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the highest level since lockdown ended and the second-highest ever, since the 7,578 hig...
Aug 27, 2020
NBA players decide to continue season after boycott over racial injustice
By Frank Pingue and Amy Tennery (Reuters) - National Basketball Association (NBA) players agreed on Thursday not to boycott the rest of the season after forcing the postponement of a slate of playoff ...
Aug 27, 2020
Trump administration to purchase 150 million Abbott COVID-19 tests for $750 million
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration will purchase 150 million rapid coronavirus tests from Abbott Laboratories for about $750 million, a White House spokeswoman said on Thursday. The porta...
Aug 27, 2020
Prayers and faxed letters: Texas woman buries husband who died of COVID-19
By Callaghan O'Hare and Maria Caspani HOUSTON (Reuters) - As hundreds of thousands of people in Texas fled their homes ahead of Hurricane Laura on Wednesday, Michelle Gutierrez was in Houston burying ...
Aug 27, 2020
Djokovic, Thiem on opposite sides of U.S. Open draw
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Australian Open finalists Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem are on a collision course to meet again in the U.S. Open final after they were placed at opposite ends of the draw on Th...
Aug 27, 2020
Chinese EV maker Xpeng shares jump 54% in NYSE debut
(Reuters) - Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc's shares jumped 54% in their debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, after raising $1.5 billion in its upsized initial public offering. S...
Aug 27, 2020
Spain diagnoses 3,781 new coronavirus cases
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain diagnosed 3,781 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, health emergency coordinator Fernando Simon told a news briefing on Thursday, slightly higher than 3,594 repor...
Aug 27, 2020
Voter advocacy groups file lawsuit against Trump’s social media executive order
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five non-profits including three voter advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's social media executive order on Thursday, arguing it hurt...
Aug 27, 2020
Osaka changes mind and agrees to play semi-final – report
(Reuters) - Naomi Osaka has decided to play her semi-final at the Western & Southern Open in New York after previously saying she would withdraw from the match to protest against racial injustice, The...
Aug 27, 2020
F1 champion Hamilton says he will not boycott Belgian GP
By Abhishek Takle (Reuters) - Six-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday he would not boycott Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix after a wave of player protests in the United States agains...
Aug 27, 2020
