Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Romania, U.S. to sign cooperation agreements over nuclear reactors
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's economy ministry will sign cooperation and financing agreements with the United States on Friday regarding the construction of two nuclear reactors at its plant on the ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 08, 2020
U.S. appeals court blocks extension of Wisconsin's absentee ballot receipt deadline
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - A divided U.S. appeals court on Thursday blocked a federal judge's ruling that would have allowed Wisconsin election officials to count absentee ballots that arrive up to six ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 08, 2020
California needs forests to fight climate change, but they are going up in smoke
By Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's record wildfires pose a problem for the state's plan to use its forests to help offset climate-warming emissions. It is unclear how much Californi...
Thomson Reuters Oct 08, 2020
Bolivia declares natural disaster due to wildfires, 600 families affected
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia declared a state of disaster due to wildfires ravaging forested and agricultural areas in the eastern part of the country, President Jeanine Anez said on Thursday. In 2019, ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 08, 2020
New York City parents scramble to deal with new school closures as COVID-19 resurges
By Maria Caspani and Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 6-year-old son of Jodi Cook, a Brooklyn mother of two, had just resumed in-person classes at his local elementary - only to face the closur...
Thomson Reuters Oct 08, 2020
U.S. railroad Amtrak warns of 2,400 additional job losses without new bailout
(Reuters) - U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said Thursday that without a new government bailout it could be forced to cut additional train service and cut spending that could lead to the loss of anothe...
Thomson Reuters Oct 08, 2020
Exclusive: Orange venture in Belgium to replace Huawei mobile gear with Nokia kit - sources
By Mathieu Rosemain and Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM/PARIS (Reuters) - Telecoms operators Orange Belgium and Proximus have decided to progressively replace Huawei-made mobile equipment in Belgium and ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 08, 2020
Djokovic eyes 27th Grand Slam final, Tsitsipas and injuries block path
PARIS (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic will be favourite to reach his 27th Grand Slam final when he faces Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open semis on Friday but what had been a smooth path through the dr...
Thomson Reuters Oct 08, 2020
WarnerMedia plans thousands of job cuts in restructuring - WSJ
(Reuters) - AT&T Inc's WarnerMedia is preparing a restructuring that aims to cut costs by as much as 20% and would result in layoffs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people famili...
Thomson Reuters Oct 08, 2020
Canada games out scenarios for U.S. election, frets over potential disruption
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's foreign ministry is gaming out scenarios for the U.S. election and what the implications could be, especially if the aftermath is unpredictable, five sou...
Thomson Reuters Oct 08, 2020
