Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NFL expects positive tests, focuses on proper response
As the NFL prepares for the eventual return of football activities and the start of a season amid the coronavirus pandemic, its chief medical officer is focused on responding properly when some player...
May 19, 2020
NFLPA pres Tretter says “hurdles” remain before NFL’s return
By: Tom Withers CLEVELAND - Browns center JC Tretter is cautiously optimistic the NFL season - at least some version of it - will take place in 2020. He's just not certain when it will start. The newl...
May 19, 2020
Senate Democrats call for Trump administration to unveil details of TSMC plant deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to answer "serious questions" about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd's plans to build a U.S.-based $12 bi...
May 19, 2020
Missouri executes man convicted of 1991 murder in first execution since pandemic began
(Reuters) - A Missouri man convicted of stabbing to death an elderly trailer park manager three decades ago was put to death by lethal injection on Tuesday, in the first execution in the United States...
May 19, 2020
Australian retail sales dive a record 17.9% in April: ABS preliminary estimate
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian retail sales slumped in April after a record surge the previous month as widespread restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus hit demand for clot...
May 19, 2020
Taiwan president says wants talks with China, but not 'one country, two systems'
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan wants dialogue with China but cannot accept its proposal for "one country, two systems", President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday after being inagurated for her second and fi...
May 19, 2020
South Korea sets up $8.2 billion special purpose vehicle to stabilise bond market
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Wednesday said the government and the central bank will set up a 10 trillion won ($8.2 billion) special purpose vehicle (SPV) to directly purchase comme...
May 19, 2020
Michigan dams collapse, residents told to evacuate
(Reuters) - Michigan's county of Midland said on Tuesday two dams have collapsed due storm and heavy rains in the past few days and residents nearby were told to evacuate immediately. "The Edenville D...
May 19, 2020
Venezuela announces border curfews as coronavirus cases jump
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela imposed new curfews in a handful of towns along its borders with Colombia and Brazil in response to a jump in coronavirus cases which officials attributed mainly to retur...
May 19, 2020
China leaves lending benchmark LPR unchanged, as expected
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China held its benchmark lending rate steady as expected on Wednesday, mirroring the central bank's decision last week to keep borrowing costs on medium-term funding for financial...
May 19, 2020
