Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Kremlin calls U.S. sanctions on Nord Stream 2 'unfriendly and destructive'
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that U.S. sanctions targeting the Russia-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project were unfriendly and destructive. The State Department said on Tuesday t...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
Battle over coronavirus relief intensifies ahead of U.S. election
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The battle over a hefty, new U.S. coronavirus aid bill was set to spill into Wednesday as the White House and Democrats try to strike a deal before the Nov. 3 p...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
Barcelona hospitals brace as second wave of COVID admissions builds
By Luis Felipe Castilleja and Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - For Julio Pascual, a sharp rise in coronavirus admissions at the Barcelona hospital he serves as medical director carries an unwelcome sen...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
U.S. retailers secure stores as worries about election unrest mount
By Lisa Baertlein, Richa Naidu and Nivedita Balu LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) - This time last year, shoppers on Chicago's Magnificent Mile were waiting for Louis Vuitton to debut its whimsical holid...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
These voters sat out in 2016. Now they could determine the next U.S. president
By Andy Sullivan and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - Iowa resident LeAnne Putman-Thomas has watched her country pursue wars, endure recessions and elect its first Black president. Yet the 53-year-old neve...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
Analysis: Green is the color of money for funds betting on a Biden win
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fund managers betting that green-type stocks with environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials will benefit from an expected win by Democrat Joe Biden i...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
Global powers push to end Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
By Nvard Hovhannisyan and Nailia Bagirova YEREVAN/BAKU (Reuters) - Armenia's president headed to Brussels for talks with the European Union and NATO military alliance on Wednesday in a renewed drive t...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
Olympics: Tokyo urges Olympics supporters to "pack less, wait less" following security tests
By Jack Tarrant TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organisers wrapped up three days of tests on Wednesday, trialling a number of security and COVID-19 countermeasures and asking supporters and officials...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
No plans for new coronavirus lockdown measures, says Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday it was not planning any new lockdown measures to contain the novel coronavirus, even as deaths in Russia from COVID-19 hit a record daily high of 317. ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
Slovenia, Croatia reach daily records in COVID-19 cases
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Slovenia reported on Wednesday a record 1,503 daily cases of COVID-19, and Croatia posted a record high of 1,424 new infections. This week Slovenia introduced a curfew from 9 p.m. t...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2020
