Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. private payrolls miss expectations in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. private payrolls growth slowed sharply in July, pointing to a loss of momentum in the labor market and overall economic recovery as new COVID-19 infections spread across th...
Aug 05, 2020
Canada to make announcement on next steps in procuring vaccines
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government will make an announcement on the next steps in procuring vaccines at 10 am Eastern Time (1400 GMT) on Wednesday, an official statement said. The statement di...
Aug 05, 2020
Turkey considering quitting treaty on violence against women: ruling party
By Daren Butler, Orhan Coskun and Birsen Altayli ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party is considering whether to pull Turkey out of an international accord designed to protect women...
Aug 05, 2020
Croatia, joined by minority Serb leader, marks 25 years since independence war victory
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia marked on Wednesday the 25th anniversary of its decisive victory in the 1991-95 independence war, for the first time joined by a top representative of the Serb minority to u...
Aug 05, 2020
Hundreds of poll workers still needed
MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network-WSAU) – Hundreds of poll workers are still needed for next week’s primary election in Wisconsin. Even with record numbers of absentee ballots being mai...
Aug 05, 2020
Argentines battle rising poverty and hunger, with or without debt deal
By Marina Lammertyn BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Silvia Puntano, a mother of seven from the poor Buenos Aires suburb of Villa Azul, these days has only one thing on her mind: where to find her next meal. ...
Aug 05, 2020
Thai police summon protest leaders for breaching coronavirus emergency law
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police have summoned five organisers of student-led protests against the government, saying they had violated a coronavirus emergency decree that forbids large gatherings, pol...
Aug 05, 2020
Trump says he may suspend payroll tax himself: Fox News interview
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he may suspend the payroll tax himself as part of his administration's efforts to help the economy after the coronavirus shutdown, ...
Aug 05, 2020
Giant of Northern Ireland peace Hume laid to rest in small service
By Lorraine O'Sullivan LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - Northern Ireland peacemaker John Hume was remembered for his unshakeable commitment to non-violence at a small funeral on Wednesday whe...
Aug 05, 2020
China to relax curbs on new energy vehicle purchases: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will relax restrictions on new energy vehicle purchases and offer subsidies for them, the vice head of China's state planner said on Wednesday, according to the state broadca...
Aug 05, 2020
