Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil's lower house speaker Maia says will oppose transactions tax
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's powerful lower house speaker Rodrigo Maia on Tuesday repeated his opposition to a proposed financial transactions tax floated by Economy Minister Paulo Guedes as part of...
Aug 18, 2020
First night of Democratic National Convention watched by 18.7 million people
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - A total of 18.7 million people watched the first night of the Democratic National Convention, according to Fox News, citing early Nielsen Media Research. That number reflec...
Aug 18, 2020
Algeria to allow private banks, airlines, sea transport firms
By Hamid Ould Ahmed ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria will allow its private sector to set up banks as well as air and sea transport companies for goods and passengers to reduce spending, President Abdelmad...
Aug 18, 2020
Pelosi: Democrats willing to cut COVID-19 bill in half to get a deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that Democrats in Congress are willing to cut their coronavirus relief bill in half to get an agreement on new...
Aug 18, 2020
New Canadian Finance Minister Freeland earned spurs in trade talks
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - Chrystia Freeland, a former journalist who was Canada's lead negotiator for a new North American trade deal, was named the country's first female finance minister on...
Aug 18, 2020
Batman prowls streets of Santiago delivering food to homeless
By Reuters TV SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A stranger disguised as Batman is prowling the streets of Santiago delivering food to the homeless, providing sustenance and light-hearted solace to those in need fo...
Aug 18, 2020
NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer departs company after disclosing affair
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer left the Comcast Corp-owned company on Tuesday, after disclosing that he had made a settlement with a woman with whom he had a consensu...
Aug 18, 2020
Despite U.S. sanctions bid, Iran aims to keep nuclear deal alive until U.S. election
By Parisa Hafezi and Michelle Nichols DUBAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The fate of a fragile 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers hinges on the result of the U.S. presidential election in Novembe...
Aug 18, 2020
Abbas says Palestinians not worried about 'nonsense' Israel-UAE deal
By Ali Sawafta RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday that Palestinians were not concerned about the normalisation deal between Israel and the United Arab ...
Aug 18, 2020
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. accused of 2013 rape in lawsuit filed by unnamed woman
(Reuters) - Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has been accused of raping a woman twice in a New York City hotel room in 2013, according to a civil lawsuit filed on Tuesday. The woman, identified in...
Aug 18, 2020
