Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Highlights: U.S. Open day two
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Highlights of the second day at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. The Grand Slam is being held in New York without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Times ET; GMT-4) 1241 MUGURUZA...
Thomson Reuters Sep 01, 2020
Climate action is Europe's 'roadmap' out of COVID-19 crisis, top official says
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will redouble efforts to meet its green goals to help mitigate the economic havoc wrought by COVID-19, its top climate official said on Tuesday, ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 01, 2020
Scottish nationalists announce plans for new independence referendum
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Tuesday pledged to publish draft legislation for a new Scottish independence referendum, including the question and ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 01, 2020
Tiz the Law draws No. 17 post as 3-5 Kentucky Derby favorite
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Tiz the Law is the 3-5 morning-line favorite for the 146th Kentucky Derby and will attempt to become the first winner from the No. 17 post position drawn for Saturday's rescheduled m...
Chase Miller Sep 01, 2020
Russian lawmaker tries to curb mobile app payouts for Apple and Google
By Nadezhda Tsydenova MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian lawmaker submitted draft legislation on Tuesday that would cut and cap the commission on the sale of mobile applications by tech giants Apple and Goo...
Thomson Reuters Sep 01, 2020
Couples design their own 'virtual babies' at Dutch art exhibit
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Couples who want children of their own got a brief taste of parenthood by creating their own "digital babies" during a virtual reality art exhibit in the Netherlands. Visitors se...
Thomson Reuters Sep 01, 2020
More Fed stimulus needed 'in coming months' to fight pandemic headwinds, Brainard says
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will need to roll out new efforts "in coming months" to help the economy overcome the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and live up ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 01, 2020
Suarez Navarro diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma
(Reuters) - Former world number six Carla Suarez Navarro said on Tuesday she has been diagnosed with early stage Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer, and will need to go through six months of chemother...
Thomson Reuters Sep 01, 2020
France reports nearly 5,000 new coronavirus cases, off last week's highs
PARIS (Reuters) - The French health ministry reported 4,982 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Tuesday, up on the 3,082 reported on Monday, but below the highs of nearly 7,400 seen last week. The numb...
Thomson Reuters Sep 01, 2020
After UAE-Israel breakthrough, Kushner pushes other Arabs to go next
By Lisa Barrington and Dan Williams AL-DHAFRA AIR BASE, Abu Dhabi (Reuters) - After accompanying an Israeli delegation to the UAE for historic normalization talks, White House adviser Jared Kushner se...
Thomson Reuters Sep 01, 2020
