Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil's Bolsonaro defends environmental record in speech to U.N.
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro rejected international criticism of his government's environmental policies in a pre-recorded speech to a remote session opening the United Natio...
Sep 22, 2020
UniCredit looks to sell German leasing, WealthCap businesses: sources
By Arno Schuetze and Valentina Za FRANKFURT (Reuters) - UniCredit is looking to sell its German leasing operations and a local real estate investment unit, two sources familiar with the matter said on...
Sep 22, 2020
U.S. House may delay Tuesday vote on government funding bill, as talks continue: Democratic aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives may delay the expected Tuesday afternoon vote on a bill to fund the government through Dec. 11, because discussions are continuing about its pr...
Sep 22, 2020
Dutch 'living coffin' aims to provide source for life after death
DELFT (Reuters) - A Dutch start-up has created a biodegradable "living coffin" made of a fungus, instead of wood, which it says can convert a decomposing human body into key nutrients for plants. The ...
Sep 22, 2020
Turkey's Erdogan floats regional conference in tense east Mediterranean
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday proposed a regional conference with all Mediterranean coastal states, including the breakaway Turkish Cypriots, to address tensio...
Sep 22, 2020
France still pushing for new Lebanese cabinet after missed deadline
PARIS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - France is pressing Lebanese politicians to form a new government in a "reasonable timeframe" to lift the nation out of a deep crisis but has not fixed a new deadline after the...
Sep 22, 2020
Without fiscal support, U.S. economy risks recession: Fed's Evans
(Reuters) - Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans said Tuesday the U.S. economy risks a longer, slower recovery, if not an outright recession, if the U.S. Congress fails to pass a fiscal pac...
Sep 22, 2020
Doug Pederson not shy about putting blame on Carson Wentz
By: Rob Maaddi PHILADELPHIA - Carson Wentz is struggling and his coach says he's trying to do too much. The Philadelphia Eagles are off to a 0-2 start for the first time in five years following a 37-1...
Sep 22, 2020
'We do our best': fuel shortages make Yemen doctors' lives even harder
SANAA (Reuters) - In the Yemeni capital Sanaa, Mohammed al-Ghazaaly's kidney dialysis machine often cuts out due to an escalating fuel shortage in the country's north. When the electricity generator r...
Sep 22, 2020
German state of Bavaria tightens coronavirus restrictions
MUNICH (Reuters) - The southern German state of Bavaria ordered new measures on Tuesday to fight a resurging coronavirus pandemic, including tighter limits on numbers of people meeting, more mask-wear...
Sep 22, 2020
