Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU should press ahead with digital tax plans: France
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union should press ahead with plans for a bloc-wide digital tax in case global talks at the OECD to rewrite international tax rules fail, French Finance Minister Bruno L...
Thomson Reuters Oct 14, 2020
UK reports 19,724 new cases of COVID-19, 137 deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 19,724 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, a rise of 2,490 from the day before, government data showed as new local restrictions were due to be brought in for some ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 14, 2020
U.S. ready to extend arms control pact based on understandings with Russia: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the United States would be open to extending the New START nuclear arms control treaty beyond its expiration in February ba...
Thomson Reuters Oct 14, 2020
More Nigerian protests against police brutality as reforms fail to convince
By Temilade Adelaja and Alexis Akwagyiram LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian protesters demanding an end to police brutality returned to the streets on Wednesday, saying they were unconvinced by the creation ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 14, 2020
U.S. equities, 10-year yields, dollar-yen to fall if election result is delayed
By Divya Chowdhury (Reuters) - U.S. equities, 10-year yields and the dollar-yen rate are expected fall if the election result is delayed much longer than a couple of weeks beyond Nov. 3 or is conteste...
Thomson Reuters Oct 14, 2020
Supreme Court TV? Trump nominee has open mind on cameras
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett said on Wednesday she was open to at least one sweeping change for the nation's top ju...
Thomson Reuters Oct 14, 2020
Italy coronavirus cases surge to new daily record above 7,000
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Italy has registered 7,332 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Wednesday, the country's highest ever daily tally and steeply ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 14, 2020
U.S. pleased Iraq doing more to protect U.S. embassy: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said that the United States was pleased that the Iraqi government is doing more to protect the U.S. embassy in Baghdad from Iran...
Thomson Reuters Oct 14, 2020
G20 vows to do 'whatever it takes' to support global economy
By Jan Strupczewski, Christian Kraemer and Andrea Shalal BRUSSELS/BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Financial leaders from the Group of 20 major economies on Wednesday underscored the urgent need to bring...
Thomson Reuters Oct 14, 2020
Cycling: Demare sprints to another Giro stage win
(Reuters) - Frenchman Arnaud Demare's prolific Giro d'Italia continued as he claimed his fourth stage victory in this year's race after a bunch sprint at the end of Stage 11 in Rimini on Wednesday. Th...
Thomson Reuters Oct 14, 2020
