Author Archives: Syndicated Content
London financial district asks if it should remove statues linked to slavery
LONDON (Reuters) - The governing body in charge of London's financial district is asking for views on whether to take down statues and other landmarks with historic links to slavery and racism, as par...
Aug 31, 2020
South Korea revised second-quarter GDP down 3.2%, ticks up from advanced estimates
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's economy turned out to have shrunk by a seasonally adjusted 3.2% in the April-June period from the previous quarter, revised central bank data showed on Tuesday, just a ...
Aug 31, 2020
Facebook partners with external researchers to study its impact during U.S. election
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Monday it is partnering with external researchers to examine the impact of the social media site on society during the 2020 U.S. presidential election. The company sai...
Aug 31, 2020
Blackstone-backed Patria raises $1.8 billion Latam infrastructure fund
By Carolina Mandl SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian private equity firm Patria Investimentos has raised a 10 billion-real ($1.83 billion) fund to invest in infrastructure in Brazil and elsewhere in Lati...
Aug 31, 2020
Reds manager Bell, others suspended for incident with Cubs
Major League Baseball disciplined three members of the Cincinnati Reds and one from the Chicago Cubs in response to a benches-clearing incident between the teams in the fourth inning of the second gam...
Aug 31, 2020
Long neglected after landmark discovery, armored dinosaur finally gets its due
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When the bones of the early armored dinosaur Scelidosaurus were unearthed in 1858 in west Dorset, England, they comprised the first complete dinosaur skeleton eve...
Aug 31, 2020
Saudi King sacks joint forces commander, refers him along others for investigation: State TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi King Salman sacked on Monday the joint forces commander by placing him into retirement and referring him for investigation, Saudi state TV said. The king also relieved, in a ro...
Aug 31, 2020
Canada statistics agency eyes savings ‘pot of cash’ for hints on recovery
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's statistical agency is paying close attention to the "pot of cash" that Canadians have saved up amid the COVID-19 pandemic as it looks to understand who is s...
Aug 31, 2020
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate enters late-stage study in U.S.
(Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc said on Monday it began to enroll 30,000 participants aged above 18 in a late-stage study to evaluate its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AZD1222. Participants are being random...
Aug 31, 2020
Macron reassures protesters after meeting Lebanon’s symbol of unity, singer Fairouz
BEIRUT (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron began his trip to Beirut on Monday by visiting Fairouz, one of the Arab world's most famous singers whose haunting voice has been Lebanon's soundtra...
Aug 31, 2020
