Author Archives: Syndicated Content
France records 23 new coronavirus deaths, first daily rise above 20 in four days
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of people who died from coronavirus infection in France rose by 23 on Monday to 29,663, the first time in four days that the daily tally rose above 20, having fallen to a ...
Jun 22, 2020
White House: Trump signed off on Barr request to dismiss Attorney Berman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday that President Donald Trump signed off on a request by Attorney General William Barr to dismiss Geoffrey Berman, the top federal prosecutor in Man...
Jun 22, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 2,275,645 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 2,275,645 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 27,616 cases from its previous count, and said the number of...
Jun 22, 2020
Coronavirus cases soar in big countries, especially Brazil, WHO says
By Stephanie Nebehay and John Revill GENEVA/ZURICH (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases are soaring in several major countries at the same time, with "worrying increases" in Latin America, especially Brazil,...
Jun 22, 2020
Trump has not lost confidence in Venezela's Guaido: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump continues to recognize Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido as the nation's legitimate leader, the White House said on Monday, after Trump said in an...
Jun 22, 2020
Venezuela's rival leaders begin tug-of-war over London gold
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Venezuela's rival leaders, President Nicols Maduro and his western-backed opponent Juan Guaido, began a legal tug-of-war on Monday over $1 billion of the country's gol...
Jun 22, 2020
Trump has not directed slowdown in coronavirus testing: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has not directed any slowdown in coronavirus testing, the White House said on Monday, after the Republican president said at a weekend rally he had direct...
Jun 22, 2020
Liberia extends COVID-19 state of emergency as cases rise 'exponentially'
MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberian President George Weah extended a state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic by 30 days on Monday, citing an exponential increase in the number of cases despite compuls...
Jun 22, 2020
U.S. existing home sales slump to nine and a half year low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. home sales dropped to their lowest level in more than 9-1/2 years in May, strengthening expectations for a sharp contraction in housing market activity in the second quarte...
Jun 22, 2020
Jonquel Jones to skip WNBA season, citing COVID-19 concerns
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Twice WNBA All-Star Jonquel Jones has decided to opt out of the upcoming season, citing concerns over the novel coronavirus. The WNBA is set to hold its 2020 season...
Jun 22, 2020
