Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen denies killing civilians in Saada air strike
b'b\'DUBAI (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen on Wednesday denied that an air strike it carried out earlier this week in Saada province had killed civilians, as alleged by Houthi au...
Jun 17, 2020
China bought about $1 billion of U.S. cotton: Lighthizer
b"b'WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chinese officials have repeatedly affirmed their commitment to buy more U.S. goods and services as agreed under a Phase 1 trade deal, U.S. Robert Lighthizer told lawmakers, ...
Jun 17, 2020
French prosecutors request four-year jail sentence for Lamine Diack
b"b'PARIS (Reuters) - French financial prosecutors on Wednesday asked for a four-year jail sentence for Lamine Diack, former head of world athletics, on trial for corruption, money laundering and brea...
Jun 17, 2020
Coronavirus cases in Florida, Arizona spike after record-setting day in six states
b'b\'By Lisa Shumaker\\n(Reuters) - Coronavirus cases spiked in Arizona and Florida on Wednesday, a day after those states and four others reported record daily increases of new infections.\\nFlorida ...
Jun 17, 2020
French watchdog warns against COVID-19 smart surveillance
b'b\'By Mathieu Rosemain\\nPARIS (Reuters) - The use of a new range of surveillance cameras to check adherence to rules in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak risks undermining the fabric of de...
Jun 17, 2020
WHO halts trial of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients
b'b\'GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that testing of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in its large multi-country trial of treatments for COVID-19 patients ...
Jun 17, 2020
French Open pushed back one week, includes qualifying draw
b'b\'(Reuters) - The re-scheduled French Open will begin a week later on Sept. 27 following a qualifying draw, organizers confirmed on Wednesday after the ATP and WTA Tours announced their revised cal...
Jun 17, 2020
Powell repeats Fed to use full range of tools to aid economy
b'b\'(Reuters) - With a full U.S. economic recovery out of reach until the coronavirus pandemic is brought to heel, the Federal Reserve will use its "full range of tools" to cushion households and bus...
Jun 17, 2020
Spain to trial coronavirus tracing app on holiday island
b'b\'By Isla Binnie\\nMADRID (Reuters) - Spain will trial a new smartphone app aimed at helping to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus on one of the Canary Islands, authorities said on Wednesday....
Jun 17, 2020
Regulators stand ready to help banks further in pandemic
b'b\'By Huw Jones\\nLONDON (Reuters) - Banks will be given sufficient time to replenish capital buffers dented by heavier lending and rising loan losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, global banking re...
Jun 17, 2020
