Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bolsonaro to sign decree raising Brazil minimum wage by 5%
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said that he would sign a decree later on Wednesday raising the national minimum wage by 5.26% to 1,100 reais ($211.80) per month beginning on J...
Dec 30, 2020
Mexican president makes show of popularity against world leaders
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday showed off his popularity in comparison to other world leaders, saying the media did not want the public to know how ...
Dec 30, 2020
Sizzling hot: Solar stocks set to end pandemic year at record highs
By Shariq Khan (Reuters) - Solar stocks dazzled in 2020 and looked set to wrap up a year ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic with triple-digit gains amid a shift in focus to 'clean energy' as the outbrea...
Dec 30, 2020
Brazil reports 55,649 new coronavirus cases, 1,194 additional deaths
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil recorded 55,649 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, along with 1,194 deaths from COVID-19, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Braz...
Dec 30, 2020
Querrey given suspended $20,000 fine for quarantine breach
(Reuters) - American Sam Querrey was handed a suspended $20,000 fine by the ATP for breaching COVID-19 protocols at the St Petersburg Open in October, the governing body for men's tennis said on Wedne...
Dec 30, 2020
Over 12.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed, 2.5 million administered: U.S. CDC
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had administered 2,589,125 first doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Wednesday morning and distributed 12,409,050 do...
Dec 30, 2020
U.S. energy execs see capital spending rising in 2021 - Dallas Fed survey
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - About half of U.S. energy company executives polled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas expect their firms to increase capital spending in 2021, and another qua...
Dec 30, 2020
McConnell rules out quick vote on House bill for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday that the Senate would not move quickly to consider a bill from the House of Representatives that would raise direct...
Dec 30, 2020
Netherlands sticks to plan to start COVID-19 vaccinations by Jan. 8
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands will stick to its plan to start COVID-19 vaccinations by Jan. 8 even though other European Union countries began inoculations this week, Health minister Hugo de J...
Dec 30, 2020
NFL-Browns COVID-19 positives are potential final hurdle for NFL regular season
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - The Cleveland Browns shut down their training and practice facility on Wednesday after a player and a staff member tested positive for the novel coronavirus, posing a potent...
Dec 30, 2020
