Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russian journalist dies after setting herself on fire: local media
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian journalist died on Friday after setting herself on fire in front of the local branch of the interior ministry in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, a day after her apartment was...
Oct 02, 2020
Supreme Court takes up energy companies' appeal over Baltimore climate lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by energy companies including BP PLC , Chevron Corp , Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell PLC contesting a lawsuit b...
Oct 02, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Republican appeal in Arizona voting fight
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a bid by Arizona Republicans to enforce two voting restrictions in the state that were struck down by a lower court as dispr...
Oct 02, 2020
Racial gap in U.S. jobless rate narrows for first time in five months
(Reuters) - The gap in unemployment rates between Blacks and whites in the United States narrowed for the first time in five months in September, after having mushroomed to the widest in nearly six ye...
Oct 02, 2020
Canada latest to start regulatory review of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada launched on Friday a real-time review of data from AstraZeneca and Oxford University's potential COVID-19 vaccine, the latest nation to take steps to speed up the approval pr...
Oct 02, 2020
Pompeo says Asia trip next week goes ahead despite Trump virus test
ZAGREB (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday he will go ahead with a trip to Asia next week after President Donald Trump tested positive for coronavirus. Pompeo made the remar...
Oct 02, 2020
U.S. Senate hearing date for Barrett unchanged by Trump COVID-19 test result: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's plan to begin confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Oct. 12 remain unchanged, despite President Donald ...
Oct 02, 2020
Minister quits Israeli government over COVID-19 curbs on protests
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli minister resigned on Friday in protest against a new law that curbed demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the measure left him without a "s...
Oct 02, 2020
U.S. health secretary Azar says he tested negative for COVID
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said on Friday he has tested negative for COVID-19 after protectively being screened following news of President Donald Trump'...
Oct 02, 2020
U.S. employment growth slows in September; unemployment rate drops to 7.9%
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in September as the recovery from the COVID-19 slump shifts into lower gear amid diminishing government money and a r...
Oct 02, 2020
