Author Archives: Syndicated Content
TikTok asks judge to block U.S. from barring app for download
(Reuters) - TikTok asked a U.S. judge on Wednesday to block a Trump administration order that would require Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to remove the short video-sharing app for new downloads ...
Sep 23, 2020
Germany warns against travel to three further French regions, Lisbon
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany added the French regions of Centre-Val de Loire, Brittany and Normandy as well as the metropolitan region centred on the Portuguese capital Lisbon to the list of destination...
Sep 23, 2020
France again reports more than 13,000 new daily COVID-19 cases
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities reported 13,072 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over 24 hours on Wednesday, the daily tally standing above the 13,000 threshold for the third time in six days....
Sep 23, 2020
Belgian king names two to form government – 16 months after election
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Sixteen months after elections, Belgium may finally have a new government as King Philippe on Wednesday tasked the caretaker finance minister and the leader of the...
Sep 23, 2020
Canada’s COVID-19 testing system overwhelmed after slow move to new tests
By Allison Martell TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's recent spike in COVID-19 cases has created day-long lines at testing centers and prolonged waits for results, highlighting gaps in a system that leans h...
Sep 23, 2020
Volkswagen to compensate victims of Brazil dictatorship – report
BERLIN (Reuters) - German carmaker Volkswagen will pay about 36 million reais ($6.5 million) in compensation to more than 60 former employees who were persecuted during Brazil's 1964-1985 military dic...
Sep 23, 2020
Nigerian gas tanker explosion kills at least 28
ABUJA (Reuters) - At least 28 people were killed on Wednesday when a gas tanker exploded in the central Nigerian state of Kogi and started a blaze, a road safety agency official said. Bisi Kazeem, spo...
Sep 23, 2020
Michigan aims for carbon neutrality by 2050
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday signed an executive directive setting a goal for the midwestern state to become carbon neutral by 2050, the ...
Sep 23, 2020
Fed’s Quarles sees long recovery, says he’ll be ‘more patient’ on inflation
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Randal Quarles on Wednesday painted a somewhat optimistic picture of a U.S. recovery powered by consumer spending, but said risks are weighted to the downside and ...
Sep 23, 2020
New York City moves to curb COVID-19 spread in new clusters
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City officials said on Wednesday they were working to address a rise in COVID-19 cases in parts of Brooklyn and Queens that was raising "a lot of concern...
Sep 23, 2020
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