Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Extend loan repayment freezes until 2021, UK consumer group Which? says
LONDON (Reuters) - Consumer group Which? has called on Britain's Financial Conduct Authority to extend loan repayment holidays and interest-free overdrafts until Jan. 31 to shield millions of househol...
Aug 13, 2020
Japan’s ruling party tax panel head says must avoid rise in commercial property tax
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan must avoid any increase in property tax for commercial land as the coronavirus pandemic is hurting many companies, Akira Amari, head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's ta...
Aug 13, 2020
Australia’s Victoria reports 372 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-most populous state of Victoria on Friday reported 14 deaths from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours and 372 new daily cases. The state a day earlier reported 2...
Aug 13, 2020
Governor of Venezuela’s capital district, key Maduro ally, dies of COVID-19
CARACAS (Reuters) - Dario Vivas, the governor of Venezuela's Caracas capital district and strong ally of President Nicolas Maduro, died on Thursday of COVID-19 at 70 years old, officials said. Vivas, ...
Aug 13, 2020
Evers to Trump: ‘Wear a Mask’
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — The Governor of Wisconsin has a message for President Donald Trump. When asked on Thursday about the President’s plans to travel to Wisconsin next week, Governor T...
Aug 13, 2020
Trump says arrest of Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai ‘a terrible thing’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the arrest of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai this week under China's new national security law. "I think it's a terrible thi...
Aug 13, 2020
Tropical Storm Josephine breaks record for Atlantic storms, more likely on the way
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Josephine formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, hitting the earliest benchmark of a J-named storm on record, another sign the Atlantic hurricane season is ...
Aug 13, 2020
U.S. rejects Ghislaine Maxwell’s complaints about treatment in jail
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Thursday rejected Ghislaine Maxwell's claim that she is being treated "worse" than other inmates at the Brooklyn jail where she is being held on charges she fa...
Aug 13, 2020
UC San Diego research lab to make environmentally friendly flip flops from algae
By Mike Blake (Reuters) - Researchers at University of California, San Diego hope to make future beach visits both environmentally and fashion-friendly, with a new formula for biodegradable flip flops...
Aug 13, 2020
UW Oshkosh Professor: Wisconsin Might be the Most Important State in the 2020 Election
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) — Former Vice President Joe Biden won’t be coming to Wisconsin next week, but President Donald Trump apparently will. It’s the latest chapter in what is shaping up...
Aug 13, 2020
