Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU eyes cuts to green transition fund in late bid to strike recovery deal
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Cuts to climate funding were on the menu as European Union leaders sat down to negotiate over dinner, aiming to clinch a deal after four days of summit wrangling ov...
Jul 20, 2020
Anti-feminist lawyer is suspect in killing of judge's son: source
(Reuters) - Roy Den Hollander, a self-described "anti-feminist lawyer," is the suspect in the Sunday shooting of the son and husband of a federal judge in New Jersey, a law enforcement source told Reu...
Jul 20, 2020
Brazil will authorize payments system involving WhatsApp if rules are respected, central bank director says
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank will authorize a payments system involving Facebook Inc's WhatsApp messaging service, to send money and make payments via chats, as long as all rules are res...
Jul 20, 2020
U.N. chief urges 'maximum restraint' by Azerbaijan, Armenia after clashes
NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Azerbaijan and Armenia on Monday to exercise maximum restraint after border clashes between the long-feuding former Soviet ...
Jul 20, 2020
West African presidents to head to Mali to help solve crisis
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - A delegation of at least three West African leaders will head to Mali this week to try to end a political crisis that has sparked widespread protests, cost at least 11 lives and le...
Jul 20, 2020
Syrian air defenses intercept Israel attack above Damascus: state media
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian air defenses on Monday intercepted a new Israeli "aggression" above the capital Damascus, state media said, in the latest wave of attacks that Western intelligence sources hav...
Jul 20, 2020
Brazil Bolsonaro's low approval rating improves despite rising COVID-19 cases
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro's low approval ratings rose for a third consecutive month, a poll showed on Monday, as the perception of his handling of the coro...
Jul 20, 2020
Multiple vaccine candidates show early promise; inhaled interferon helps severe COVID-19 patients
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caus...
Jul 20, 2020
Teachers union sues Florida to halt in-class school re-opening amid pandemic
(Reuters) - The Florida Education Association, which represents teachers in the state, filed suit against the state on Monday, claiming the planned restart of classroom instruction next month during t...
Jul 20, 2020
Trump, Macron discuss situation in Libya: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump spoke on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on ways to de-escalate the situation in Libya, the White House said in a statement. The conflic...
Jul 20, 2020
