Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. bond yields steepen on stimulus hopes, but can they stick?
By David Randall and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rising expectations that a Biden victory and a Democratic sweep of Congress will result in broad fiscal stimulus seem to have roused U.S. bo...
Oct 06, 2020
Russian rights groups call for home raids to stop after journalist self-immolates
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian rights groups on Tuesday called on the authorities to stop using home searches as a tactic to intimidate opponents after a journalist set herself on fire following a police ...
Oct 06, 2020
Canada signs deal with Abbott for Panbio COVID-19 antigen tests
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada said on Tuesday that it had signed a deal with Abbott to purchase up to 20.5 million Panbio COVID-19 antigen tests as Health Canada approved the device, the first of its kind...
Oct 06, 2020
U.S. Coast Guard’s No. 2 tests positive for coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The No. 2 Coast Guard official, Admiral Charles Ray, has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, and will begin quarantining from home, the Coast Gu...
Oct 06, 2020
India approves 16 companies, including top Apple suppliers, for smartphone plan
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Tuesday said it was approving incentives under a federal plan to boost domestic smartphone production to 16 companies, including top Apple suppliers Foxconn, Wistron and...
Oct 06, 2020
Trump rape accuser seeks to bar U.S. government from her defamation lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The writer who accused Donald Trump of raping her in a Manhattan department store a quarter century ago argued that he cannot hide behind his job as U.S. presi...
Oct 06, 2020
Factbox: White House staff, top Republicans who have tested positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A growing number of White House staff and senior Republicans have tested positive for COVID-19 since President Donald Trump revealed he had contracted the respiratory disease. T...
Oct 06, 2020
Belgium tightens social contact rules as coronavirus cases surge
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium will tighten coronavirus restrictions at the end of the week, limiting groups to a maximum of four people in a bid to stem a sharp rise of COVID-19 infections. New prime m...
Oct 06, 2020
State funeral held for former Canadian Prime Minister John Turner
By Mahad Arale TORONTO (Reuters) - A state funeral was held on Tuesday for former Canadian Prime Minister John Turner who passed away last month at the age of 91. Turner, who served the Canadian Prime...
Oct 06, 2020
Rich world could be close to normal by late 2021 if vaccine works, Bill Gates says
By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Rich countries could be back to close to normal by late 2021 if a COVID-19 vaccine works, is ready soon and distributed properly at scale, Micro...
Oct 06, 2020
