Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Twitter imposes restrictions, more warning labels ahead of U.S. election
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Twitter Inc said on Friday it will remove tweets calling for people to interfere with the U.S. election process or implementation of election results, including thro...
Oct 09, 2020
Extradition hearing set for U.S. teenager in Wisconsin protest shootings
(Reuters) - The teenager accused of fatally shooting two protesters and wounding a third will face an Oct. 30 hearing on his possible extradition to Wisconsin, where the protests about race and justic...
Oct 09, 2020
Alpine skiing-Shiffrin to miss World Cup season opener with back issue
(Reuters) - Double Olympic gold medallist Mikaela Shiffrin said on Friday she will miss next week's World Cup season-opening giant slalom in Soelden, Austria with a back injury. The 25-year-old Americ...
Oct 09, 2020
U.S. approves possible sale of fighter jets, missiles to Finland
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of U.S.-made fighter jets and precision guided munitions to Finland as the country modernizes its militar...
Oct 09, 2020
Police fire teargas at Nigerians protesting at alleged brutality, witnesses say
By Angela Ukomadu and Libby George LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian police used teargas on Friday to disperse dozens of people in the capital Abuja who had gathered to protest at alleged brutality by member...
Oct 09, 2020
Wall Street Week Ahead: U.S. earnings improvement expected, but still a weak quarter
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - While good business news has been in short supply, investors may take slight comfort in coming weeks from U.S. corporate earnings that are likely to be ba...
Oct 09, 2020
Gunmen abduct Kenyan just acquitted in shopping mall attack trial, relative says
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Gunmen abducted a man moments after he was released from state custody in the Kenyan capital a day after he was acquitted in one of the country's most high-profile terrorism cases,...
Oct 09, 2020
U.S. expects over 1 million COVID-19 antibody doses from Regeneron, Lilly in 2020
By Michael Erman and Manas Mishra NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government expects to be able to provide at no cost more than 1 million doses of antibody treatments for COVID-19 similar to the one Pre...
Oct 09, 2020
IMF chief sees $345 billion financing gap for African states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - African states need $1.2 trillion in financing through 2023 to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristali...
Oct 09, 2020
WHO welcomes Moderna move not to enforce COVID-19 vaccine patents
GENEVA (Reuters) - World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed on Friday U.S. drug company Moderna Inc's decision not to enforce patents related to its experimental COVID-19 va...
Oct 09, 2020
