Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Colombia’s coronavirus cases top 200,000, deaths at nearly 7,000
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's confirmed cases of coronavirus topped 200,000 on Monday, the health ministry said, while deaths from the disease reached 6,929 as the Andean country continues a months-lo...
Jul 20, 2020
House Democrats press U.S. Postal Service on plans to delay mail
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Democrats on a House Oversight Committee wrote to the new postmaster general on Monday to press him on reports the service was prepared to delay mail delivery if needed t...
Jul 20, 2020
J.C. Penney says certain lenders ready to accept business plan with conditions
(Reuters) - J.C. Penney Co Inc said on Monday certain lenders had agreed to accept a business plan on certain conditions as the department-store operator looks to emerge from bankruptcy protection. Pl...
Jul 20, 2020
UK intelligence report to disclose Russian meddling in Scottish independence vote: The Telegraph
(Reuters) - The British Parliament's intelligence and security committee's report on Russian influence in politics will disclose that the Kremlin tried to influence the result of the Scottish independ...
Jul 20, 2020
Israel approves cellphone tracking of COVID-19 carriers for rest of year
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's parliament voted on Monday to allow the country's domestic intelligence agency to track the cellphones of coronavirus carriers for the rest of the year amid a resurgence...
Jul 20, 2020
Washington says new COVID-19 data site is better than CDC program it replaced
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. officials defended a move to take collection of hospital data on COVID-19 cases away from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying a new data system launch...
Jul 20, 2020
U.S. FDA accepts Acadia’s application for dementia drug
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday accepted Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc's application for an antipsychotic drug to treat dementia patients with hallucinations and delusions. Th...
Jul 20, 2020
UBS to pay over $10 million to resolve SEC charges on municipal bond offerings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A unit of UBS has agreed to pay more than $10 million to resolve charges it circumvented the priority given to retail investors in certain municipal bond offerings, the U.S. Sec...
Jul 20, 2020
Georgia Democrats pick state senator to replace John Lewis on Nov. U.S. ballot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic Party in Georgia said on Monday it had chosen state senator Nikema Williams to be its nominee to run for the U.S. House of Representatives seat that is vacant fol...
Jul 20, 2020
Argentina creditors close ranks over debt deal as government digs in
By Adam Jourdan and Karin Strohecker BUENOS AIRES/LONDON (Reuters) - Argentina's three main creditor groups closed ranks on Monday, hardening their opposition to the government's latest debt restructu...
Jul 20, 2020
