Category Archives: Syndicated
‘Filth’: Mexican president blasts purported cash bribes seen in viral video
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An unverified video that appears to show former Mexican congressional staffers counting piles of cash has exposed the "filth" corrupting politics and shows why the last governm...
Aug 18, 2020
Recent Coronavirus Trends Continue
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Tuesday’s coronavirus numbers in Wisconsin continued the trends of lower seven-day average case numbers, higher seven-day average positive test rate and higher se...
Aug 18, 2020
New York University students queue up for coronavirus tests
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hundreds of New York University students and staff waited in line outside a white tent on Tuesday for coronavirus testing ahead of some classes resuming in early September, a scen...
Aug 18, 2020
Nigeria naira eases to new low on black market on plans to reopen airports
By Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's naira fell 1.04% on Tuesday to a low of 480 on the black market after the government said it would reopen airports for international travel in two weeks...
Aug 18, 2020
Pompeo likely to visit U.N. on Thursday in pursuit of sanctions on Iran: diplomats
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will likely travel to New York on Thursday to seek a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran and meet with U.N. Secretary-Gene...
Aug 18, 2020
Canada’s hardest-hit province for COVID-19 launches plan to combat second wave
MONTREAL (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Quebec on Tuesday announced plans to tackle earlier mistakes in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, while preparing its health sector against a possible secon...
Aug 18, 2020
Plaintiffs in Sierra Leone diamond mine lawsuit request freeze of Steinmetz subsidiary’s assets
By Cooper Inveen and Helen Reid FREETOWN/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Sierra Leoneans seeking damages for alleged environmental degradation around a diamond mine have applied for a freezing order on the a...
Aug 18, 2020
Egypt passes law shielding sex crime victims’ identities
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's parliament on Tuesday gave its final approval to a law protecting the identity of victims of sexual harassment and assault, aimed at encouraging women who fear social stigma ...
Aug 18, 2020
Brazil’s lower house speaker Maia says will oppose transactions tax
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's powerful lower house speaker Rodrigo Maia on Tuesday repeated his opposition to a proposed financial transactions tax floated by Economy Minister Paulo Guedes as part of...
Aug 18, 2020
First night of Democratic National Convention watched by 18.7 million people
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - A total of 18.7 million people watched the first night of the Democratic National Convention, according to Fox News, citing early Nielsen Media Research. That number reflec...
Aug 18, 2020
