Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Matt Blair, star linebacker for Vikings, dies at 70
MINNEAPOLIS - Matt Blair, one of the great linebackers in Minnesota Vikings history and a six-time Pro Bowler who played in two Super Bowls, has died. He was 70 years old. His death was announced by t...
Oct 23, 2020
Pakistan stays on global terrorism financing 'grey list'
PARIS (Reuters) - A global dirty money watchdog decided on Friday to keep Pakistan on its "grey list", despite progress by Islamabad on meeting international anti-terrorism financing norms. In a state...
Oct 23, 2020
Germany finds five new African swine fever cases in wild boar
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Five more cases of African swine fever have been confirmed in wild boars in the eastern German region of Brandenburg, Germany's federal agriculture ministry said on Friday. The new...
Oct 23, 2020
More than 50 million Americans have cast ballots in presidential election
(Reuters) - More than 50 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election with 11 days to go in the campaign, a pace that could lead to the highest voter turnout in over a century...
Oct 23, 2020
U.S. business activity picks up in October: IHS Markit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business activity increased to a 20-month high in October, but the pace of new business growth and new orders eased slightly amid the lingering COVID-19 pandemic and cautio...
Oct 23, 2020
Portugal orders masks for busy outdoor areas as COVID spikes
LISBON (Reuters) - Face masks will have to be worn in crowded outdoor areas across Portugal, parliament decided on Friday, in a scramble to contain the surge in coronavirus cases. The measure, valid f...
Oct 23, 2020
Rwandan court denies 'Hotel Rwanda' hero Rusesabagina bail, extends detention
By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) - A Rwandan court extended the detention of "Hotel Rwanda" hero Paul Rusesabagina on Friday pending trial on terrorism charges and denied him bail, the judge...
Oct 23, 2020
Amazon refuses to appear before India panel on data privacy: lawmaker
By Nigam Prusty and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Representatives of Amazon.com Inc in India have refused to appear before a parliamentary panel reviewing the country's privacy bill, an Indian la...
Oct 23, 2020
U.S. records second-highest single-day rise in COVID-19 infections since pandemic began
By Lisa Shumaker and Maria Caspani CHICAGO (Reuters) - The number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the United States on Thursday was the second highest on record, coming in just short of a midsummer ...
Oct 23, 2020
Bolivia official vote count hands win to socialist Luis Arce
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Bolivia's official vote count on Friday confirmed a win for socialist Luis Arce, who won 55.10% of the vote with all ballots tallied, followed by Carlos Mesa with 28.83%. The resu...
Oct 23, 2020
