Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ivory Coast raises 2020/21 cocoa farmgate price by 21%
By Ange Aboa YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast (Reuters) - Ivory Coast has raised the fixed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers more than 21% to 1,000 CFA Francs ($1.80) per kg for the main crop of the 2020/...
Oct 01, 2020
HHS says Gilead, distributor can directly sell COVID-19 drug in U.S.
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Thursday that U.S. hospitals can now buy Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral COVID-19 drug remdesivir from the company and its di...
Oct 01, 2020
End of third-quarter shows bright spots, holes in U.S. economic recovery
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economic recovery continued to advance at a slow pace over the past week, with signs that businesses were still rehiring workers but also that a gus...
Oct 01, 2020
Anisimova faces Halep in rematch, hoping to dedicate win to father
(Reuters) - Amanda Anisimova meets top seed Simona Halep in the third round of the French Open on Friday in a highly-anticipated rematch of last year's quarter-final, which the American teenager won. ...
Oct 01, 2020
U.S. defense chief's rare Algeria visit points to Sahel region threats
ALGIERS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper made a rare visit to Algeria on Thursday for talks with the president about war-torn Libya and the troubled Sahel region to the south of the Sa...
Oct 01, 2020
Canada reintroduces bill banning LGBT conversion therapy
By Mahad Arale TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada has reintroduced a bill on Thursday that will criminalize LGBT conversion therapy, a federal minister said after an earlier effort to ban the practice failed ...
Oct 01, 2020
Companies may be punished for paying ransoms to sanctioned hackers - U.S. Treasury
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facilitating ransomware payments to sanctioned hackers may be illegal, the U.S. Treasury said on Thursday, signaling a crackdown on the fast-growing market for...
Oct 01, 2020
Washington state governor says Boeing 787 decision requires review of 'company's favorable tax treatment'
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Washington state Governor Jay Inslee said on Thursday that Boeing Co's decision to shift all 787 production to South Carolina requires a review of the company's favorable tax treat...
Oct 01, 2020
Berlin police investigate officers suspected of racist chat
BERLIN (Reuters) - Police in Berlin have launched an investigation into officers suspected of using a chat group on their mobile phones to exchange racist messages about African and Muslim migrants, a...
Oct 01, 2020
Joe Biden's odds improve on betting markets after first U.S. debate
By Divya Chowdhury and Aaron Saldanha (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has gained ground in betting markets over President Donald Trump following their first debate of the 2020 ...
Oct 01, 2020
