Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. East Coast menaced by system that spawned deadly tornadoes in South
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - The death toll from a series of tornadoes that hammered the U.S. South over the weekend rose to at least 18 on Monday as rescue workers and homeowners dug through debris...
Apr 13, 2020
Soccer: Chicharito to headline MLS esports tournament
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major League Soccer is kicking off a five-week esports tournament on Sunday featuring players such as new LA Galaxy striker Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez, as the sporting world ad...
Apr 13, 2020
McDonald’s faces new class action over ‘pervasive sexual harassment’
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp has been hit with a class action lawsuit accusing it of subjecting female employees in its corporate-owned fast-food restaurants in Florida to widespread...
Apr 13, 2020
Exclusive: Brazil to launch $1.9 billion credit scheme for micro firms – sources
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil will launch a 10 billion-real ($1.9 billion) program to support micro businesses with good credit history but whose finances have been hit hard by the econ...
Apr 13, 2020
U.S. special representative to meet Taliban negotiators: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief U.S. negotiator of a deal with the Taliban for a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan was to hold talks on Monday with insurgent officials in Doha on "current challe...
Apr 13, 2020
Singapore confirms 386 more cases of coronavirus in biggest daily jump
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry confirmed 386 more cases of coronavirus infection on Monday in the city-state's biggest daily jump, taking its total to 2,918. The Southeast Asian isl...
Apr 13, 2020
Canada coronavirus deaths rise by almost 9% to 734: public health agency
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The number of people killed by the coronavirus in Canada rose by almost 9% to 734 in a day, official data posted by the public health agency showed on Monday. By 11 a.m. eastern tim...
Apr 13, 2020
Explainer: Big cuts in oil production from OPEC and others
(Reuters) - Worldwide oil producers, led by OPEC, are expected to cut production by roughly 20 million barrels per day (bpd), roughly equal to 20% of global daily supply, through a combination of mand...
Apr 13, 2020
Reports: Ex-NFL QB Jackson killed in car crash
Former NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson was killed Sunday night in a car accident in Alabama, according to multiple reports. He would have turned 37 next week. Jackson was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Cam...
Apr 13, 2020
Aurora Cannabis falls on capital raise, reverse stock split
(Reuters) - Aurora Cannabis Inc's U.S.-listed shares fell nearly 14% in morning trade on Monday after the Canadian pot producer renewed an at-the-market offering under which it can raise as much as $3...
Apr 13, 2020
