Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Citigroup fined $400 million by regulators, agrees to fix 'longstanding deficiencies'
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc agreed to pay a $400 million penalty and draw up a sweeping remediation plan after U.S. regulators identified "several longstanding deficiencies"...
Oct 07, 2020
Cheptegei, Gidey demolish world records in Valencia
VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei smashed the men's 10,000 metres world record on Wednesday at the Valencia World Record Day, crossing the line in a stunning 26 minutes 11.02 second...
Oct 07, 2020
Athletics: Ethiopian Gidey smashes women's 5,000 metres world record
VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey demolished the women's 5,000 metres world record by more than four seconds on Wednesday at the Valencia World Record Day, crossing the line in 1...
Oct 07, 2020
Djokovic survives scare to beat Carreno Busta
PARIS (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic reached his 10th French Open semi-final but suffered an injury scare before beating Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 on Wednesday. A month ...
Oct 07, 2020
California governor says state will conserve 30% of lands and waters by 2030
(Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday called for the conservation of 30% of state lands and waters by 2030 to protect unique species and preserve ecosystems that are key to fightin...
Oct 07, 2020
U.S. senators urge sanctions on Turkey over Russian missile system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican and a Democratic U.S. senator called on Wednesday for President Donald Trump's administration to impose sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of Russia's S-400 anti...
Oct 07, 2020
Ivory Coast police rescue 11 children working on cocoa farms
By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Police on Wednesday rescued 11 children and two teenagers working on cocoa plantations in southwestern Ivory Coast and arrested three farmers on suspicion of people tr...
Oct 07, 2020
U.S. Postal Service says -- bring on the ballots, we're ready
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service, which has faced criticism for retrenching during a pandemic that will result in huge numbers of people voting by mail, has taken steps to...
Oct 07, 2020
Fed's Williams says moderate inflation overshoot acts as 'guard rail'
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's new pledge to keep interest rates at zero until inflation is on track to "moderately" exceed 2% has come under fire for being overly vague and leaving too much up to ...
Oct 07, 2020
U.S. House antitrust chairman calls unwinding Facebook's Instagram buy 'the right answer'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative David Cicilline, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee's antitrust subcommittee, said on Wednesday he would be "comfortable with unwinding" Facebook ...
Oct 07, 2020
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