Author Archives: Syndicated Content
TikTok to challenge Trump's executive order
(Reuters) - TikTok said on Saturday it plans to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's executive order that prohibits transactions with the popular short video app and its Chinese parent Byte...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2020
Trump says could 'decouple' and not do business with China
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, in a Fox News interview airing Sunday, raised the possibility of decoupling the U.S. economy from China, a major purchaser of U.S. good...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2020
Brazil registers 50,032 new cases of coronavirus, 892 deaths in 24 hours
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil reported 50,032 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 892 deaths from the disease caused by the virus in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Saturday. Brazil ha...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2020
Israeli protesters, decrying corruption, keep pressure on Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Thousands of Israelis protested in Jerusalem on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the summer outcry denouncing alleged corruption and the government's handl...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2020
IndyCar's top earner Dixon misses the fans
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - Scott Dixon likes to says he races for free and gets paid for all the other stuff drivers must do, such as interviews and schmoozing with sponsors, meaning this should hav...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2020
Lebanon's Hezbollah says downs Israeli drone
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Saturday it shot down an Israeli drone that penetrated the country's airspace earlier in the day. The drone, which was downed near the border town of Ait...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2020
Israeli army says one of its drones fell inside Lebanon
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's military said late on Saturday that one of its drones fell inside Lebanon during "operational activity" along the frontier earlier in the day. "There is no risk of breac...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2020
Irish PM, Deputy PM ask EU Trade Commissioner Hogan to consider his position
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's prime minister and deputy minister asked European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan, Ireland's representative on the EU's executive, to consider his position over his attendan...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2020
Mexico nears somber coronavirus milestone even as signs of hope emerge
By Stefanie Eschenbacher ECATEPEC, Mexico (Reuters) - Standing in a graveyard on the outskirts of Mexico City decked out in a cowboy hat to cover his rugged features from the sun, guitar player Eberar...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2020
Global coronavirus deaths approach 800,000
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - The global death toll from the coronavirus approached 800,000 on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States, Brazil and India leading the rise in fatal...
Thomson Reuters Aug 22, 2020
