Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New U.S. COVID-19 cases rise 17% in past week, deaths up 5%
(Reuters) - The weekly number of new COVID-19 cases in the United States rose last week for the first time after falling for eight straight weeks, an increase that health experts attributed to schools...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
Czech PM Babis: we do not want to lock down economy despite coronavirus spike
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis appealed to Czechs on Thursday to respect restrictions and face mask orders, saying the government aimed not to lock down the economy amid a spike ...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
Gold slides 3% on strong dollar, stimulus concerns; silver tumbles
By Arundhati Sarkar (Reuters) - Gold slumped over 3% on Monday, sliding to its lowest level in more than a month, as a broader market sell-off driven by uncertainty over more U.S. fiscal stimulus pres...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
U.S. bank regulator fines three former Wells Fargo executives for roles in sales scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. bank regulator announced Monday it had fined three former executives at Wells Fargo Bank for their roles in the company's long-running sales practices scandal. The Office...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
RBC online banking, trading inaccessible due to 'technical issues'
TORONTO (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada's online banking and retail trading platforms, as well as its telephone support system, have been down since Monday morning, with users receiving error message...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
U.S. debt to hit nearly twice GDP by 2050, CBO says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal debt held by the public will balloon to about 195% of the country's economic output in 2050, from about 98% at the end of 2020 and 79% in 2019, the Congressional Bu...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
Indian man accused of slashing pregnant wife's stomach 'to check gender'
By Saurabh Sharma LUCKNOW, India (Reuters) - A man has been arrested in northern India after slashing his pregnant wife's stomach with a sickle, leaving her critically ill and causing the death of the...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
Chinese leaders split over releasing blacklist of U.S. companies - WSJ
(Reuters) - Beijing has sped up development of a blacklist that could be used to punish U.S. technology firms, with Huawei Technologies Co Ltd rival Cisco Systems Inc among the companies seen as likel...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
Polish deputy minister questions independence of Dutch judges
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's deputy justice minister on Monday questioned the independence of judges in the Netherlands after a Warsaw court ruled that a couple should not be extradited to the Netherla...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
Colombia's capital lifts most coronavirus measures but says new outbreak inevitable
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Bogota, the Colombian capital, will lift most of the restrictions implemented to curb the spread of coronavirus, the mayor's office said on Monday, though it warned that a new outbr...
Thomson Reuters Sep 21, 2020
