Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Firefighters make headway in California wine country, 'gigafire' reaches 1 million acres
By Adrees Latif and Mimi Dwyer ST. HELENA, Calif. (Reuters) - Firefighters aided by diminished winds made significant strides on Monday against flames wreaking havoc in northern California wine countr...
Thomson Reuters Oct 05, 2020
Tennis-Auckland Classic cancelled due to COVID-19
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The 2021 Auckland Classic tennis event has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, organisers said on Tuesday. The New Zealand tournament, which is usually staged in ear...
Thomson Reuters Oct 05, 2020
Trump urges Americans to 'get out there' after return from hospital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump emerged on Monday from four days in a U.S. military hospital where he was treated for COVID-19 with a video message to Americans to "get out there" and no...
Thomson Reuters Oct 05, 2020
Brazil's Bolsonaro hopes to appoint evangelical minister to supreme court
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday at an event with conservative evangelical Christians that he hopes to appoint an evangelical minister to the supreme court next yea...
Thomson Reuters Oct 05, 2020
Stock markets higher as Trump returns to White House
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asia's stock markets edged higher on Tuesday, cautiously adding to gains made with an improvement in both U.S. President Donald Trump's health and prospects for a U.S. stimulus p...
Thomson Reuters Oct 05, 2020
Mexico reports record daily increase in coronavirus cases, deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico reported on Monday 28,115 new coronavirus infections and 2,789 deaths, both record one-day increases, as the health ministry changed how it classifies some cases and dea...
Thomson Reuters Oct 05, 2020
Photo opp of a lifetime turns into cautionary tale for Trump supporter
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) - Charles Kolean, a Dallas investment industry worker, was thrilled to take a photo with President Donald Trump last week after the 25-year-old won a Republican fund-r...
Thomson Reuters Oct 05, 2020
Dollar soft as U.S. stimulus hopes, Trump discharge boost risk sentiment
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar was softer against riskier currencies on Tuesday on rising optimism that U.S. lawmakers could agree on new stimulus to blunt the economic impact of the co...
Thomson Reuters Oct 05, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court allows South Carolina vote-by-mail restriction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ensured that a restrictive Republican-backed law in South Carolina that requires voters to have a witness sign mail-in ballots will be in place ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 05, 2020
Mainland China reports 12 new COVID-19 cases vs. 20 a day earlier
(Reuters) - Mainland China reported 12 new COVID-19 cases on Oct. 5, down from 20 a day earlier, the country's national health authority reported on Tuesday. The National Health Commission said in a s...
Thomson Reuters Oct 05, 2020
