Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. could adopt carbon tax under a Biden presidency: ex-Fed Chair Yellen
By Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) - Former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said bipartisan concern over climate change could see the United States adopt a tax on carbon emissions, with the proceeds...
Oct 08, 2020
Shi'ite pilgrimage fans fears of spreading COVID-19 in Iraq
By John Davison and Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - The world's largest annual religious gathering is in full swing and is posing formidable health hazards for Iraqi authorities alrea...
Oct 08, 2020
Column: NFL season precariously close to tipping point
By: Tim Dahlberg No one really expected the NFL to make it through an entire season unscathed. The insidious nature of the coronavirus dictated that there would eventually be a crisis for a league try...
Oct 08, 2020
EBRD elects France's Renaud-Basso as next president
LONDON (Reuters) - French Treasury head Odile Renaud-Basso has been elected to become president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the bank said in a statement on Thursday...
Oct 08, 2020
Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, still confined to the White House where he is being treated for COVID-19, planned more steps on Thursday to try to reinvigorate a re-election campaign hit hard...
Oct 08, 2020
ECB argues for 'free hand' to fight pandemic damage: accounts
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank rate-setters argued for a "free hand" in responding to the uncertain economic situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic when they met in September and ke...
Oct 08, 2020
Next U.S. presidential debate to be held virtually: commission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The second U.S. presidential debate on October 15 will be virtual, the Commission on Presidential Debates said on Thursday, with President Donald Trump and his Democratic challe...
Oct 08, 2020
LEADING OFF: Homers fly in playoffs, Atlanta arms dominate
A look at what's happening around the majors today: OCTOBER OCTANE Maybe it's the Southern California air or the atmosphere indoors in Texas, but the ball is really flying this postseason. With Randy ...
Oct 08, 2020
No Russian criminal probe against Belarus opposition leader: Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has not opened its own criminal investigation into wanted Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the interior ministry in Moscow said on Thursday. Tsikhanousk...
Oct 08, 2020
Moderna will not enforce COVID-19 vaccine patents during pandemic
(Reuters) - Moderna Inc said on Thursday it would not enforce patents related to its experimental COVID-19 vaccine while the pandemic continues, a move that would allow other drugmakers to develop sho...
Oct 08, 2020
