Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Malaysia reports 862 new coronavirus cases and three new deaths
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's health ministry reported 862 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the total to 22,225 infections. The Southeast Asian country, which imposed targeted lockdowns ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
Greece drops plan to allow spectators back into stadiums amid COVID-19 spike
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has scrapped a plan to allow spectators back into sporting events, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis's office said on Tuesday, as the country implements tougher restrictions...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
Explainer: Another possible risk in U.S. election - 'faithless electors'
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - U.S. presidents are chosen by electors, party loyalists who pledge to vote for their candidate once their state's voters have made their selection clear. The polarized climate ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
Nigeria's battered farmers to get $20 million to aid crop output
By Abraham Achirga and Libby George BAKIN KOGI/LAGOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - Mary Daniel, a slight woman in her 40s, weeds by hand a field dotted with trees and scraggly sesame plants. A widow with seven...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
Waiting for aid: U.S. airline workers 'pawns' in stimulus battle
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - When she is not helping her kids with remote school or worrying about her next mortgage payment, Jessica Trujillo spends her days rallying friends and co-workers ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
Republicans running short on time and money to defend Senate majority
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans are running short of time, money and options to stop Democrats from winning a majority of seats in the U.S. Senate, and with them full control of Con...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
Former Mexican defense minister due back in federal court in Los Angeles
By Mimi Dwyer LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Attorneys for Mexico's former defense minister, Salvador Cienfuegos, were due in federal court in Los Angeles on Tuesday as prosecutors seek to have him held with...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
Pelosi, Mnuchin push coronavirus relief talks as U.S. Senate votes on limited bill
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans are preparing to bring up legislation on Tuesday to replenish a program that helps small businesses slammed by the coronavirus, as Hous...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
'Rebecca' proves to be the novel that keeps on giving
By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Daphne du Maurier's beloved novel "Rebecca" has seen multiple screen adaptations but the director of the latest film version believes his may be the closest to th...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
Walmart cranks up advertising drive, with or without TikTok
By Sheila Dang, Richa Naidu, Melissa Fares and Kenneth Li (Reuters) - Walmart Inc is aggressively expanding its advertising business after years of stuttering progress, even as a proposed deal to buy ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 20, 2020
