Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil’s real surges 3%, biggest rise in two years
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's real extended its rally in dramatic fashion on Tuesday, taking advantage of improving global market sentiment and demand for riskier assets to chalk up ...
Jun 02, 2020
U.S. hopes to expand strategic minerals initiative
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department hopes to expand a strategic minerals initiative aimed at ensuring supply chains for metals critical for batteries and wind and solar...
Jun 02, 2020
No race cancellation even if driver has COVID, says F1 boss
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One will not cancel a race even if a driver tests positive for COVID-19, chief executive Chase Carey said on Tuesday. The American was speaking after the spo...
Jun 02, 2020
Two centrally run committees to shape UK’s COVID-19 approach in shake-up: Telegraph
(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is aiming to take "direct control" of the government's handling of the coronavirus outbreak in a Downing Street shake-up, The Telegraph newspaper repor...
Jun 02, 2020
George Floyd, a ‘gentle giant,’ remembered in hometown Houston march
By Ernest Scheyder HOUSTON (Reuters) - George Floyd's hometown of Houston held a memorial march for him on Tuesday, where attendees recounted a "gentle giant" whose legacy had helped the city largely ...
Jun 02, 2020
Senate Republicans block move to condemn Trump on force against peaceful protesters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday failed to win passage of a resolution condemning President Donald Trump for his role in the use of force against peaceful demonstrators i...
Jun 02, 2020
U.S. FDA extends review of Novartis’ multiple sclerosis drug
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended the review period for Novartis AG's multiple sclerosis drug ofatumumab by three months, the company said on Tuesday. The company did not ...
Jun 02, 2020
Lyft says May rides jump 26% from prior month
(Reuters) - Ride-hailing firm Lyft Inc said on Tuesday that rides on its platform rose 26% in May from the previous month, with strong growth from cities where coronavirus-induced restrictions have be...
Jun 02, 2020
Embattled Chilean women’s minister pulls ‘tears of an aggressor’ ad
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean new women's minister has been forced to apologize and pull a controversial advertisement aimed at curbing an increase in domestic violence with...
Jun 02, 2020
House Democrat moves to cut Attorney General Barr’s budget by $50 million
By Mark Hosenball (Reuters) - The Democrat who chairs the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary committee said on Tuesday he will introduce legislation this week to cut $50 million in funding from A...
Jun 02, 2020
