Author Archives: Syndicated Content
GM no longer backs Trump effort to bar California emissions rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors said on Monday it was reversing course and will no longer back the Trump administration's effort to bar California from setting its own emissi...
Nov 23, 2020
EU, Canada, others push trade plan to help in COVID-19 battle
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union, Canada and 11 other countries agreed on Monday to measures such as eliminating export curbs they believe should form the basis of a global...
Nov 23, 2020
Biden rolls out foreign policy and national security team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden picked a number of people for top Cabinet and White House posts on Monday, including Antony Blinken to be secretary of state, Jake Sullivan as national...
Nov 23, 2020
UK says COVID 'Test and Trace' system cost to rise to 22 billion pounds
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government announced a 7-billion-pound ($9.3-billion) increase in funding for its COVID-19 testing and contact tracing system, as part of an expanded programme of mass t...
Nov 23, 2020
China gives assurance on COVID origins field trip, says WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (who) has had an assurance from China that an investigative field trip to find the origins of the coronavirus will be arranged as soon as possible, WHO...
Nov 23, 2020
UK reports 15,450 new COVID cases, seven-day average down 23%
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom reported 15,450 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, bringing the total over the past seven days to 40,504, a 23% drop compared with the previous seven-day period. Gover...
Nov 23, 2020
Bulgaria plans lockdown to contain coronavirus infection surge
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria plans to close schools, restaurants and shops and ban all sports events, private celebrations and excursions as it struggles to contain a coronavirus case surge. The Balkan ...
Nov 23, 2020
WHO says 'safest bet' for some families is to forgo Christmas gatherings
GENEVA (Reuters) - The "safest bet" for some families will be not to have family gatherings this Christmas in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organiza...
Nov 23, 2020
Alaska Airlines to lease 13 new Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft
(Reuters) - Alaska Air Group Inc said on Monday it would lease 13 new Boeing 737-9 MAX planes from aircraft lessor Air Lease Corp, with deliveries of the jets starting from the fourth quarter of 2021 ...
Nov 23, 2020
Early mistakes by uneven Vikings too costly to overcome
By: Dave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Vikings stumbled through the first half, an uneven and undisciplined performance that was a little unlucky, too. As well as they played against the Dallas...
Nov 23, 2020
