Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Payroll tax holiday will cover the self-employed: Kudlow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to give workers a break on payroll taxes will apply to self-employed individuals, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursda...
Aug 13, 2020
Israeli hospital trials super-quick saliva test for COVID-19
RAMAT GAN, Israel (Reuters) - A newly developed saliva test aims to determine in less than a second whether or not you are infected with the novel coronavirus, Israel's largest medical center said on ...
Aug 13, 2020
Brazil’s Aurora produced chicken that tested positive for coronavirus, Chinese local government says
BRASILIA/BEIJING (Reuters) - The local government in the Chinese city of Shenzhen on Thursday identified a Brazilian meat plant owned by Aurora, the country's third largest processor of chicken and po...
Aug 13, 2020
Irish PM sees ‘landing zone’ for Brexit deal after meeting UK’s Johnson
BELFAST (Reuters) - Ireland's Prime Minister Michel Martin said on Thursday he believes there is a "landing zone" to reach a post-Brexit trade deal between the United Kingdom and the European Union. M...
Aug 13, 2020
La Niña forecast to form in Aug-Oct season: U.S. CPC
(Reuters) - A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday forecast the development of La Nia pattern during the August-October season, and is expected to last through the 2020-21 winter. There is a...
Aug 13, 2020
Brazil meatpackers study Chinese concerns of infected chicken products
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian pork and chicken processors association ABPA said on Thursday it is evaluating Chinese claims that traces of the novel coronavirus had been found in Brazilian chicken p...
Aug 13, 2020
Chemical signal for locust swarming identified in step toward curbing plagues
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have identified a chemical compound released by locusts that causes them to swarm, opening the door to possible new ways to prevent these insects from ...
Aug 13, 2020
Explainer: Why Brazil is on course to shatter its fiscal ‘ceiling’
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's constitutional spending cap, a cornerstone of fiscal policy in recent years, is on course to being broken in 2021. Government officials insist it will n...
Aug 13, 2020
India announces $500 million for Maldives project to counter China influence
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India announced a $500 million package to fund a project in the Maldives on Thursday to help it connect the capital Male to three nearby islands, stepping up N...
Aug 13, 2020
AstraZeneca says could begin COVID-19 vaccine production early in 2021
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Production of a COVID-19 vaccine under an agreement between the Mexican and Argentine governments and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca could begin in the first quarter of 202...
Aug 13, 2020
