Category Archives: Syndicated
Australia’s Victoria reports deadliest day of COVID-19 pandemic
By Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second-most populous state, Victoria, reported its deadliest day of the COVID-19 outbreak on Sunday, with 17 people dying, although new infections showed...
Aug 08, 2020
Esper: U.S. will cut troop levels in Afghanistan to ‘less than 5,000’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to cut its troop levels in Afghanistan to "a number less than 5,000" by the end of November, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in an interview broadcast ...
Aug 08, 2020
Barclays being probed by UK privacy watchdog on accusations of spying on staff
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Barclays Plc is being probed by the United Kingdom's privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), over allegations that the British bank spied on its st...
Aug 08, 2020
Morikawa grabs early one-shot clubhouse lead
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Collin Morikawa birdied three of his final four holes to grab a one-shot, third-round clubhouse lead over Bryson DeChambeau at the PGA Championship on Saturday while overnigh...
Aug 08, 2020
Harvick wins, again, at Michigan
The NASCAR Cup Series is running a Saturday-Sunday doubleheader at Michigan International Speedway this weekend. Considering his results there, you've got to believe that Kevin Harvick wishes it were ...
Aug 08, 2020
Mexico’s coronavirus death tally exceeds 52,000, cases above 475,900
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Saturday reported 6,495 new confirmed coronavirus infections and 695 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 475,902 cases and 5...
Aug 08, 2020
Mexico stops bleeding jobs, president says, 15,000 added so far in August
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has started getting people back to work again in August after losing 1.1 million formal jobs between March and July due to the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandem...
Aug 08, 2020
Tiger fans climb ladders, peer through fences to cheer on their hero
By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Golf fans not allowed on the course for this week's PGA Championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic have still found a way to root for Tiger Woods and other top...
Aug 08, 2020
Factbox: Tax cuts, reduced unemployment benefits: What’s in Trump’s coronavirus executive orders
By Raphael Satter (Reuters) - After failing to reach a deal with the U.S. Congress for a fresh round of coronavirus pandemic relief, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders aimed at...
Aug 08, 2020
Twitter, TikTok held preliminary talks about potential combination: WSJ
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc has held preliminary negotiations about a potential combination with TikTok, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing sources. The report added it was unclear wheth...
Aug 08, 2020
