Category Archives: Syndicated
Britain’s Debenhams to cut 2,500 jobs: The Sun
LONDON (Reuters) - British department store Debenhams is cutting 2,500 jobs as part of its battle to survive the coronavirus pandemic, The Sun newspaper reported on Tuesday. The report said the cuts w...
Aug 11, 2020
Heavy rains kill four of Nepal family; floods ease in India
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A 35-year-old woman and her three children, aged between four and 11, were killed in western Nepal when heavy rains brought down their mud-and-stone house early o...
Aug 11, 2020
Dutch coronavirus cases jumped 55% in the past week – health authorities
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - New confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands jumped to 4,036 in the past week, continuing the rapid increase seen since the easing of lockdown measures last month, Dutch he...
Aug 11, 2020
Kanye West claims election paperwork was filed on-time
MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network-WSAU) -Kanye West’s campaign insists the entertainer’s nomination papers to get on the November ballot in Wisconsin were filed on time — just bar...
Aug 11, 2020
Mandate for current Hong Kong legislature extended for at least a year: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top legislature has decided to extend the mandate for the current group of Hong Kong lawmakers for a year from its expiry date of Sept. 30, after a scheduled election was d...
Aug 11, 2020
Stainless surge revives nickel market, but surplus still looms
By Pratima Desai LONDON (Reuters) - Rapidly rising stainless steel production in top consumer China has helped to preserve demand and prices of key ingredient nickel, but analysts still expect a suppl...
Aug 11, 2020
Trump’s COVID orders too little, too late to help U.S. economy, experts say
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's weekend attempt to sidestep stalled congressional negotiations over the next coronavirus aid package will do little to boost the economy, ex...
Aug 11, 2020
Libraries boost online offerings during pandemic
MADISON, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network-WSAU) The agency in charge of Wisconsin’s online library system has been spending the pandemic bolstering its collection, with an emphasis on e-books. Sara G...
Aug 11, 2020
Some U.S. colleges stick to in-person reopening in pandemic despite doubts, pushback
By Jan Wolfe and Catherine Koppel (Reuters) - Many U.S. universities are revamping campuses to resume in-person classes despite COVID-19, requiring students to be tested, wear masks and socially dista...
Aug 11, 2020
Peru unrest flares as pandemic second wave hits, with resources firms in focus
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Angry residents in Peru's Andean and Amazon regions have attacked three mining and oil sector firms in the last week, two of which were forced to halt operations after...
Aug 11, 2020
