Author Archives: Syndicated Content
COVID-19 cases among young adults in U.S. rise 55% in August: CDC
By Vishwadha Chander (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases among young adults rose steadily across the United States in recent weeks as universities reopened, suggesting the need for this group to take more m...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020
Steady growth to record crash: How the pandemic recast Trump's economic record
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden hold the first of three debates Tuesday night ahead of the Nov. 3 election, and the economy is exp...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020
GlaxoSmithKline CEO optimistic COVID-19 vaccine widely available in 2021
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The chief executive of GlaxoSmithKline, the world's largest maker of vaccines, said she was optimistic the industry will be able to make an immunisation against ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020
Shell sets out steps to make German activities carbon-neutral
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell has drawn up plans to make its German operations carbon-neutral as it seeks to cut its own and customers' emissions by more than a third over a decade. The ener...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020
France says number of confirmed coronavirus cases up by 8,051 over 24 hours
PARIS (Reuters) - French health authorities on Tuesday reported 8,051 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, up sharply from Monday's 4,070, while intensive care admissions were also on the r...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020
Lightning to celebrate Stanley Cup win with boat parade
(Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Lightning are not going to let the COVID-19 outbreak get in the way of celebrating their Stanley Cup triumph as the team announced plans on Tuesday for a socially-distanced b...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020
Israel's Netanyahu urges Beirut neighborhood to 'act now' over Hezbollah arms depot
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused Lebanon's Hezbollah of storing weapons next to a gas company in a residential neighborhood of Beirut, urging the peop...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020
Oil traders doubt OPEC will boost output as planned in 2021, citing bearish signals
By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Julia Payne LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC is unlikely to increase oil output as planned from January next year as it could mean adding more downside pressure to the already bearish ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020
New round of protests shakes Venezuela as public services fail
CARACAS (Reuters) - A new round of protests has started to sweep across Venezuela as discontent intensifies in the country's near-abandoned interior due to worsening fuel shortages and the constant fa...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020
Fast take: A rise in consumer confidence could boost vote for Trump
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Voters are feeling more optimistic about the economy as they weigh their choices in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, which could give President Donald Trump a boost i...
Thomson Reuters Sep 29, 2020