Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Spending dropped, savings dwindled for U.S. unemployed after enhanced benefits expired: study
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Jobless Americans who received enhanced unemployment benefits during the pandemic were able to boost spending and pad up their savings for a time. But the majority of tho...
Oct 15, 2020
Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump urged for a big stimulus to cushion the economic impact of COVID-19, as the country's tally of infections surpassed eight million while reporting record spikes ...
Oct 15, 2020
India's coronavirus infections rise to 7.4 million
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's tally of coronavirus infections stood at 7.37 million on Friday, having risen by 63,371 in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed. Deaths from COVID-19 infections...
Oct 15, 2020
Vietnam cancels 2020 F1 race due to COVID-19 pandemic
HANOI (Reuters) - The organiser of Vietnam's first Formula One grand prix on Friday said it has cancelled the race, having already postponed the event initially scheduled for April due to the COVID-19...
Oct 15, 2020
Wind-stoked wildfire in Colorado is largest in state history
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - Stoked by high winds, a wildfire burning for two months in northern Colorado exploded in size this week to surpass 167,000 acres, making it the largest blaze in sta...
Oct 15, 2020
Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 7,334 to 348,557: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 7,334 to 348,557, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Friday. The death tol...
Oct 15, 2020
Democratic Senate campaigns pull in more than $240 million in third-quarter fundraising
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic candidates running for the U.S. Senate in nine hotly contested races amassed more than $240 million in contributions during the third quarter, leaving their Republica...
Oct 15, 2020
Fujifilm applies for approval of Avigan as COVID-19 treatment in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Fujifilm Holdings Corp said on Friday it had applied for approval in Japan for its anti-influenza drug Avigan as a treatment for COVID-19. The company said last month a late-stage st...
Oct 15, 2020
China's economic recovery seen broadening in Q3 as consumers re-emerge: Reuters poll
By Gabriel Crossley BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economic recovery likely stepped up in the third quarter as consumers returned to shopping malls and major trading partners reopened for business, shaki...
Oct 15, 2020
Mexico's ex-defense minister detained in United States, says government
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Twitter late on Thursday that General Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, ex-defense minister for former president Enrique Pena Nieto, ...
Oct 15, 2020
