Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trump adviser Hope Hicks tests positive for coronavirus: Bloomberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A close adviser to President Donald Trump, Hope Hicks, has tested positive for the coronavirus, a Bloomberg reporter said on Twitter on Thursday, citing unnamed sources. There w...
Oct 01, 2020
Mexico’s confirmed coronavirus cases up to 748,315, authorities say
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 748,315 on Thursday, according to updated data from the health ministry, along with a total reported death toll of 78,078. Au...
Oct 01, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says Supreme Court nomination to be made official on Friday
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The formal nomination of Judge Kassio Nunes to Brazil's Supreme Court will be published in the federal government's official bulletin on Friday, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonar...
Oct 01, 2020
U.S. House passes Democrats’ $2.2 trillion COVID-19 aid plan, which Republicans oppose
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a $2.2 trillion Democratic plan for fresh relief from the coronavirus pandemic, though objections from the White House and...
Oct 01, 2020
Asian markets face mixed open as U.S. stimulus deal remains elusive
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Asian markets were set for a mixed opening on Friday, as a U.S. stimulus deal remained out of reach and investors await fresh U.S. employment data for a read o...
Oct 01, 2020
New Zealand’s Ardern takes on housing crisis issue ahead of early voting
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's ruling Labour Party promised to deliver more homes and replace a 30-year-old law blamed for high housing costs and impeding urban development, as ...
Oct 01, 2020
Sierra Leone court lifts Octea asset freeze after complaint thrown out
DAKAR (Reuters) - The High Court of Sierra Leone in Freetown has dismissed one of several legal complaints against Octea, a subsidiary of Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz's BSG Resources (BSGR), on ...
Oct 01, 2020
China’s U.S. envoy says U.S.-China relations must be put on right track
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's ambassador to Washington said on Thursday that China's relations with the United States were facing "severe difficulties" and the two countries should lose no time in pu...
Oct 01, 2020
Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, bets on mass testing to reopen schools
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Sao Paulo began a mass COVID-19 testing program on Thursday for public school employees and students, as Brazil's largest city seeks to edge back to normalcy even as Brazil conti...
Oct 01, 2020
EU imposes sanctions on Belarus after deadlock resolved
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders agreed to impose sanctions on about 40 individuals in Belarus on Friday after Cyprus dropped its opposition over demands that the bloc also punish Turkey fo...
Oct 01, 2020
