Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Kyrgios skipping U.S. Open, urges players to 'act responsibly'
Nick Kyrgios announced he won't play in the U.S. Open in New York, instead saying in a video that he is more concerned about the safety of people around the globe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. "Let's ta...
Aug 02, 2020
Venezuela's major opposition parties pledge to boycott December election
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's main opposition parties on Sunday pledged to boycott legislative elections scheduled for Dec. 6, saying they will be rigged by the ruling socialist party and that takin...
Aug 02, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 4,601,526 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday reported 4,601,526 cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 58,947 cases from its previous count, and said that th...
Aug 02, 2020
At least 40 infected with COVID-19 on Norway cruises amid scramble to trace passengers
By Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) - At least 40 passengers and crew from a luxury cruise liner have tested positive for COVID-19 and the authorities are still trying to trace a number of passengers from...
Aug 02, 2020
Republican senators back plan to sell TikTok's U.S. operations
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Republican senators back a plan by China's ByteDance to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided t...
Aug 02, 2020
Golf: Horsfield wins English Open for first European Tour title
(Reuters) - Sam Horsfield sealed his maiden European Tour crown on home soil on Sunday, winning the English Open in Birmingham after a final round of 68 to finish ahead of Belgian Thomas Detry. Overni...
Aug 02, 2020
Brazil's Eletrobras to invest $1 billion a year through 2035
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian state-owned power company Eletrobras plans to invest 6 billion reais ($1.1 billion) per year until 2035 expanding its power generation and transmission, according to a ...
Aug 02, 2020
U.S. companies leap over low profit hurdle in coronavirus-hit quarter
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - A record high percentage of U.S. companies are beating analysts' forecasts this earnings season, giving investors a glimmer of hope in what is still expec...
Aug 02, 2020
Philippines to reimpose stricter coronavirus lockdown measures in and around capital
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines said on Sunday it would reimpose a stricter lockdown in and around its capital for two weeks from midnight of Aug. 4, as the country struggles to contain coronavirus...
Aug 02, 2020
Legend names founder Frank Zhang as chief executive officer
(Reuters) - Legend Biotech Corp , a cell therapy unit of Hong Kong-listed Genscript Biotech Corp , said on Sunday it appointed Frank Zhang as chief executive officer and that he will step down as Gens...
Aug 02, 2020
