Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mexican court to hear youths’ climate change case against government
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican court will later this week hear a case brought on by 15 young people demanding the government of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador set out clear policies on clima...
Sep 02, 2020
Trump threatens to cut federal funds to ‘lawless’ cities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed a memo on Wednesday that threatens to cut federal funding to "lawless" cities, including Seattle, Portland, New York and Washington. "My Administra...
Sep 02, 2020
Mainland China reports 11 new COVID-19 cases vs eight a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 11 new COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 2, up from eight cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Thursday. The National Health Commi...
Sep 02, 2020
Praise for Wisconsin shooter shared widely on Facebook despite ban
By Katie Paul SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Social media posts praising Wisconsin shooter Kyle Rittenhouse were being widely shared on Wednesday, a week after Facebook and Twitter said such content violat...
Sep 02, 2020
Twitter account of India PM Modi’s personal website apparently hacked
BENGALURU (Reuters) - A Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website appeared to be hacked early on Thursday with a series of tweets requesting its followers to donate to ...
Sep 02, 2020
Fed’s Daly urges more government spending to boost economy
(Reuters) - San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly on Wednesday urged more government investment in roads, bridges, digital infrastructure, education, climate resiliency and other productiv...
Sep 02, 2020
Asian shares set to rise on broader U.S. rally, dollar gains
By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian equities were set to open higher on Thursday after stronger U.S. economic data and the prospect of additional U.S. stimulus prompted sharp, and broader, gains...
Sep 02, 2020
Australia’s Victoria state reports 113 new coronavirus cases, 15 deaths
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Victoria state, epicentre for coronavirus infections in the country, on Thursday said 15 people died from the virus in the last 24 hours and that there were 113 new case...
Sep 02, 2020
Britain to fund expansion of rapid COVID-19 test trials
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is putting 500 million pounds ($666 million) into trials of rapid COVID-19 tests and into population-testing for the disease, the health ministry said on Thursday. Health mi...
Sep 02, 2020
Britain clears 700 MHz radio waves for 5G auction in January
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has cleared its 700 MHz band of airwaves after a four-year programme that involved retuning nearly 20 million TV sets, freeing up new capacity to be auctioned for 5G mobile ...
Sep 02, 2020
