Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Madame Tussauds in Berlin dumps Trump before U.S. election
BERLIN (Reuters) - The waxwork museum Madame Tussauds in Berlin loaded its effigy of TV star-turned Republican president Donald Trump into a dumpster on Friday, a move apparently intended to reflect i...
Thomson Reuters Oct 30, 2020
Regeneron to stop enrolling very sick COVID-19 patients in antibody trials
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said on Friday it would stop enrolling patients receiving advanced COVID-19 care in a trial testing its experimental antibody treatment in hospit...
Thomson Reuters Oct 30, 2020
Fed reduces loan minimum, adjusts terms for Main Street program
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve made key adjustments on Friday to its Main Street Lending Program, including reducing the loan amount and adjusting fees, to help expand access to the program that has ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 30, 2020
First Jerusalem-born American gets U.S. passport that lists 'Israel' as birthplace
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States on Friday issued for the first time a passport to a Jerusalem-born American with 'Israel' listed as the place of birth instead of the city. The U.S. Ambassador ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 30, 2020
Swiss urge caution as COVID cases again top 9,000
ZURICH/GENEVA (Reuters) - Coronavirus infections rose by 9,207 and hospitalisations by 279, data https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/krankheiten/ausbrueche-epidemien-pandemien/aktuelle-ausbrueche-epi...
Thomson Reuters Oct 30, 2020
Analysis: Stick or twist? Azerbaijan looks to drive home Nagorno-Karabakh gains
By Robin Paxton and Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber (Reuters) - A recent rallying cry by the ethnic Armenian leader of Nagorno-Karabakh contained a startling admission: enemy troops were no more than five ki...
Thomson Reuters Oct 30, 2020
Iceland further tightens measures to curb COVID-19
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Iceland further tightened its restrictions to curb a spike in coronavirus infections on Friday, lowering its limit on public gatherings to 10 people from 20 and suspending sport...
Thomson Reuters Oct 30, 2020
Polish PM says over 70s should stay at home for next two weeks
WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish people over 70 years old should stay at home for the next two weeks, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawecki said on Friday. On Friday Poland reported a fourth consecutive daily rec...
Thomson Reuters Oct 30, 2020
Polish cemeteries closed on All Saints Day due to COVID risk
WARSAW (Reuters) - Cemeteries will be closed on All Saints Day on Sunday, as well as on Saturday and Monday, due to surging COVID-19 cases, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday. On Friday ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 30, 2020
Analysis: Dueling pre-election bets playing out in U.S. Treasury market
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - The $20 trillion U.S. Treasury market is showing signs of life after months of sleepy trading, as opposing bets on how the econom...
Thomson Reuters Oct 30, 2020
