Category Archives: Syndicated
All New York schools can open for in-person learning, Governor Cuomo says
By Gabriella Borter and Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday said all school districts in his state, once the epicenter of the nation's COVID-19 crisis, could op...
Aug 07, 2020
Pelosi: Democrats want biggest possible number on coronavirus UI benefit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that Democrats seeking a deal on new coronavirus legislation want to lock in the largest enhanced unemployment ...
Aug 07, 2020
Exclusive: PDVSA changes oil deals to include shipping as sanctions bite – documents
By Marianna Parraga (Reuters) - Venezuelan state-run oil firm PDVSA has begun offering to ship its own oil, figuring in the costs in crude supply deals to help customers who have struggled to hire ves...
Aug 07, 2020
Air India plane crashes in India’s Kerala, at least two feared dead
CHENNAI (Reuters) - At least two people were feared dead, and 35 injured when an Air India passenger plane crashed in the southern city of Calicut as it came in to land in heavy rain on Friday, police...
Aug 07, 2020
U.S.-listed Chinese stocks fall as Trump takes aim at WeChat, TikTok
By Neha Malara (Reuters) - U.S.-listed shares of Chinese firms fell on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump unveiled bans on U.S. transactions with the China-based owners of messaging app WeChat...
Aug 07, 2020
Oprah Winfrey putting Breonna Taylor billboards up in Kentucky city
(Reuters) - First Oprah Winfrey gave up her usual place on the cover of O magazine to Breonna Taylor. Now she is posting billboards of the slain emergency room technician, seeking criminal charges for...
Aug 07, 2020
Canada to impose retaliatory tariffs on C$3.6 billion worth of U.S. goods
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will slap retaliatory tariffs on C$3.6 billion ($2.7 billion) worth of U.S. aluminum products after the United States said it would impose punitive measure...
Aug 07, 2020
Top Democrat says Trump can’t solve the coronavirus aid problem by himself
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump cannot solve the need for coronavirus-related aid by himself, a top U.S. Senate Democrat said on Friday after nearly two weeks of lawmake...
Aug 07, 2020
French health ministry notes uptick in virus cases in France, Europe
PARIS (Reuters) - French health ministry chief Jerome Salomon said on Friday there had been a clear uptick in coronavirus infections in France and Europe. "The virus continues to circulate very active...
Aug 07, 2020
Qatar Airways resumes flights to Houston and Philadelphia starting August 12
CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar Airways will resume flights to two additional destinations in the United States, Houston and Philadelphia, from Aug. 12, the company said on Friday. The statement added that th...
Aug 07, 2020
