Category Archives: Syndicated
S&P 500 futures hit record high on stimulus bets
By Medha Singh and Ambar Warrick (Reuters) - Futures tracking the S&P 500 index hit a record high on Tuesday as investors shrugged off simmering U.S.-China tensions to bet on a stimulus-led economic r...
Aug 11, 2020
Who owned the chemicals that blew up Beirut? No one will say
By Maria Vasilyeva, Lisa Barrington and Jonathan Saul MOSCOW/DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - In the murky story of how a cache of highly explosive ammonium nitrate ended up on the Beirut waterfront, one thin...
Aug 11, 2020
Factbox: Why North Carolina and Wisconsin, U.S. political convention hosts, matter for Trump and Biden
By Michael Martina (Reuters) - Democrats and Republicans chose Wisconsin and North Carolina, two battleground states that will help decide the Nov. 3 presidential election, to host their nominating co...
Aug 11, 2020
Japanese ship that caused Mauritius oil spill passed annual checks
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese bulk carrier that struck a coral reef off Mauritius and has leaked at least an estimated 1,000 tonnes of oil passed an annual inspection in March without any problems, Jap...
Aug 11, 2020
U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar faces primary challenge on Tuesday
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar, one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress and no stranger to criticism from across the aisle, faces a challenge from fe...
Aug 11, 2020
WHO says discussing new COVID-19 vaccine with Russia
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) and Russian health authorities are discussing the process for possible WHO prequalification for its newly approved COVID-19 vaccine, a WHO spokes...
Aug 11, 2020
Getting to Know the Kids of the Brown County Fair: Gavin Grotegut and Evan Mennen
Gavin Grotegut’s representing Valders FFA at the county fair this year with two steers, Carter and Yelich. This is Gavin’s ninth year showing and the fourth year he’s been able to sh...
Aug 11, 2020
U.S. appeals court to rehear ex-Trump aide Flynn’s bid to end criminal case
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday will consider whether a federal judge is obligated to honor the Trump administration's request to drop the criminal case against Pre...
Aug 11, 2020
Germany to Russia: we will protect our people, online and off
BERLIN (Reuters) - The murder in a central Berlin park of a Georgian national, blamed by German prosecutors on the actions of a branch of the Russian state, has been a serious burden on relations betw...
Aug 11, 2020
‘Dream destination’ cafes offer taste of paradise in blockaded Gaza strip
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Mediterranean waves crash below patrons snacking on freshly-caught fish at the "Maldive Gaza" cafe, offering a glimpse of paradise to Palestinians confined to the...
Aug 11, 2020
