Author Archives: Syndicated Content
IMF chief says some countries may need debt restructuring, not just freeze
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of the world's poorest countries and emerging market economies may need to restructure their debt in the future, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesd...
Jun 03, 2020
White House says Defense Secretary Esper still in post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday that U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper was still in his post as speculation swirled that President Donald Trump wa...
Jun 03, 2020
Top U.N. rights official urges U.S. leadership to condemn racism, take action
GENEVA (Reuters) - The top United Nations human rights official called on U.S. leaders on Wednesday to "condemn racism unequivocally" and take actions that truly tackle inequalities in the country roc...
Jun 03, 2020
Virus-hit U.S. state revenue could start slow recovery in third quarter: analysts
By Karen Pierog CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. state tax revenue, which plunged due to the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, could start to slowly recover this summer as long as the outbreak d...
Jun 03, 2020
Brazil health regulator approves clinical trials of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's health regulator Anvisa has approved human clinical trials for a potential coronavirus vaccine developed by scientists at Oxford University and supported by AstraZe...
Jun 03, 2020
'We got to act': Minnesota ex-felon finds purpose at George Floyd memorial
By Brendan O'Brien MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Alfonzo Williams waved his massive forearms and urged onlookers to clear the way for the procession of clergy members marching toward the site in his Minneap...
Jun 03, 2020
Ex-spy Plame loses bid for House of Representatives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former CIA operative Valerie Plame failed in her bid for a seat in the U.S. Congress Wednesday, losing the Democratic nomination in New Mexico's 3rd District to an attorney with...
Jun 03, 2020
Wes Anderson, Pixar movies among Cannes would-be highlights
PARIS (Reuters) - Director Wes Anderson's latest outing, a debut turn behind the camera for actor Viggo Mortensen and an animated Pixar movie about jazz would have starred at this year's cancelled Can...
Jun 03, 2020
Outpouring of rage over George Floyd killing tests limits of U.S. police tactics
By Sarah N. Lynch and Jonathan Allen WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Responses by law enforcement authorities in the U.S. capital and in Flint, Michigan, to protests over the police killing of George ...
Jun 03, 2020
British and German police seek information on new Madeleine McCann suspect
LONDON (Reuters) - British and German police said on Wednesday they had a new suspect in the 2007 disappearance of three-year-old Madeleine McCann - appealing for information on a German man who is cu...
Jun 03, 2020
