Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mastercard profit falls as pandemic hits spending volumes
(Reuters) - Mastercard Inc reported a 28% slump in quarterly profit on Wednesday as fewer people used its cards to shop, travel and pay bills during the COVID-19 pandemic, hitting transaction volumes ...
Oct 28, 2020
Jailed for protesting, Belarus basketball star speaks out for political change
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarus basketball star Yelena Leuchanka has twice represented her country at the Olympic Games, but until this year she had always stayed out of politic...
Oct 28, 2020
Nigeria’s candidate Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala proposed to lead WTO: sources tell Reuters
GENEVA (Reuters) - A key group of WTO ambassadors has proposed Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead the World Trade Organization, trade sources told Reuters on Wednesday, clearing a path for her to become the ...
Oct 28, 2020
Pompeo says U.S. will open embassy in Maldives for first time
MALE (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday that Washington will open an embassy in the Maldives for the first time, during a five-day Asia trip attempting to counterbalance...
Oct 28, 2020
Congo army says it killed 33 militiaman in days of intense fighting
By Erikas Mwisi Kambale BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's army said on Wednesday it killed 33 militiamen and lost two soldiers as it seized two rebel strong...
Oct 28, 2020
Number of COVID patients hospitalized in Hungary reaches new high
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The number of coronavirus patients being treated in hospitals in Hungary rose above 3,000 for the first time on Wednesday, as the country prepared to hold a UEFA Champions League ...
Oct 28, 2020
Turkey has right to act if militants not cleared from Syria border: Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Turkey had the legitimate right to act again if militants are not cleared from its border with Syria, where it has carried out sev...
Oct 28, 2020
India’s high use of antigen tests risks underestimating COVID-19 spread, says diagnostician
By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Fast but less accurate "rapid antigen tests" now account for 60% of all coronavirus tests in India, the head of a top diagnostic firm estimated on Wednesday, wa...
Oct 28, 2020
Boeing posts fourth straight quarterly loss as sales slump
(Reuters) - Boeing reported its fourth straight quarterly loss on Wednesday as the coronavirus crisis and the 737 MAX jet grounding hurt sales, while reaffirming its expectation that U.S. deliveries o...
Oct 28, 2020
EU must step up response to COVID-19, Commission warns as infections spike
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed on Wednesday a series of new measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the European Union, saying the new spike in infecti...
Oct 28, 2020
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