Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil prosecutors file appeal against BHP, Vale dam compensation deal
By Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian federal prosecutors have filed a lawsuit contesting a compensation package for victims from a 2015 collapsed dam jointly owned by mining giants BHP an...
Oct 29, 2020
Coronavirus forces Mexicans to celebrate Day of the Dead early
By Josue Gonzalez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexicans this year paid their respects early to departed loved-ones in the capital city, where the coronavirus pandemic will cast a pall over cemeteries usual...
Oct 29, 2020
Frequent hurricane shutdowns weigh on U.S. energy results
(Reuters) - As crews began returning to U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore facilities on Thursday, this year's repeated oil and gas production halts were already hitting energy firms' results. Eight named s...
Oct 29, 2020
Multiple world champion Pellegrini recovered from COVID-19
(Reuters) - Multiple world champion and 200 metres freestyle world record holder Federica Pellegrini has tested negative for COVID-19, two weeks after a returning a positive test, she said on Thursday...
Oct 29, 2020
Malnati grabs Bermuda lead as fans return to PGA Tour
(Reuters) - Peter Malnati birdied the final hole to grab a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Bermuda Championship on Thursday in the first PGA Tour event to have fans since the onset of the...
Oct 29, 2020
West Fargo Sheyenne advances to Class 3A semifinals, Jamestown unable to play due to COVID-19
For the third time this postseason, a North Dakota football team is unable to compete in a playoff game due to the coronavirus. The Jamestown Blue Jays made the announcement on social media Thursday. ...
Oct 29, 2020
Brazil sees 513 new COVID-19 deaths, 26,106 cases, health minister says
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 513 new COVID-19 deaths, and 26,106 new cases of the novel coronavirus, the health ministry said on Thursday. Brazil has recorded nearly 5.5 million cases of...
Oct 29, 2020
EU to fund transfer of COVID patients across borders to prevent hospitals collapse
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will spend 220 million euros ($260 million) to move COVID-19 patients across borders of the 27-nation bloc to prevent healthcare systems in the most affect...
Oct 29, 2020
EU agrees to fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, once available
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to fairly distribute among EU countries a vaccine against the coronavirus, once such a vaccine becomes available, the chairman of the lea...
Oct 29, 2020
Ex-eBay employees admit to cyber stalking campaign targeting couple
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - Two former eBay Inc employees pleaded guilty on Thursday to participating in a cyber stalking campaign against a Massachusetts couple whose online newsletter was vie...
Oct 29, 2020
