Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hungary ties up close to 5 million vaccine dosages in EU scheme: PM Orban
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary has ordered close to 5 million vaccine doses for the novel coronavirus under a European Union scheme to provide potential COVID-19 vaccines, Prime Minister Viktor Orban to...
Aug 07, 2020
Rocket sirens sound in northern Israel near Lebanon border, Israeli military says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Rocket warning sirens sounded in northern Israel near the Lebanese border on Friday, Israel's military said. No further details were immediately available. There were no immediat...
Aug 07, 2020
‘They killed us twice’: finding loved ones at last among Syria’s tortured dead
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi, Khalil Ashawi and Joseph Nasr AMMAN/IDLIB/BERLIN (Reuters) - Some families say it is better to know and mourn. Others say finally learning what happened is worse than dying the...
Aug 07, 2020
Japan’s second quarter GDP likely shrank most on record due to coronavirus crisis: Reuters poll
By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy likely contracted at the sharpest pace on record in the second quarter as the coronavirus crisis crushed business and consumer spending, a Reuters' po...
Aug 07, 2020
Tough to stay focused at spectator-free events: Rahm
(Reuters) - Crowd noise can often be a distraction for golfers but world number two Jon Rahm says the absence of spectators during PGA Tour events has made it tough to focus. The PGA Tour resumed in J...
Aug 07, 2020
German industry expects production to rise in coming three months: Ifo
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's industrial sector, which was battered by a lockdown imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus, expects production to increase in the coming three months, the Ifo economic ...
Aug 07, 2020
NSW offers to host Australian Open as Melbourne battles COVID-19 spike
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - New South Wales deputy premier John Barilaro says his state would be willing to act as a temporary host for major sports events such as the Australian Open tennis G...
Aug 07, 2020
Cash-short U.S. biofuel industry cuts lobbying even as Iowa looms large in election
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - A top U.S. biofuel industry trade group said it has cut lobbying spending as the coronavirus pandemic has slammed members eager to press demands with President ...
Aug 07, 2020
Picking pennies: Dollar slump lifts U.S. bond returns for foreigners
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss, Saikat Chatterjee and Dhara Ranasinghe NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - A 10% decline in the value of the U.S. dollar since March has boosted returns for foreign investors in t...
Aug 07, 2020
Facebook’s dilemma: How to police claims about unproven COVID-19 vaccines
By Elizabeth Culliford and Gabriella Borter LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Since the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus an international health emergency in January, Facebook Inc ha...
Aug 07, 2020
