Category Archives: Syndicated
Baseball: Phillies game postponed as players await COVID-19 tests results
(Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies game against the visiting New York Yankees on Tuesday has been postponed as some members of the home team await COVID-19 tests results following their weekend ser...
Jul 28, 2020
Taliban announce three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan for Eid al-Adha, starting Friday
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi Kabul (Reuters) - Taliban announced on Tuesday that they will observe a three-day ceasefire in Afghanistan for the Muslim occasion of Eid al-Adha, starting Friday, the group's sp...
Jul 28, 2020
Fed announces extension in lending facilities until end of the year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve said on Tuesday it will extend several of its lending facilities through the year-end as the central bank continues to dial back expectations on how qui...
Jul 28, 2020
Brazil sheds 1.2 million jobs in first half of year, but losses slow sharply in June
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's economy lost 1.2 million formal jobs in the first half of the year, official figures showed on Tuesday, but the losses almost evaporated in June, indica...
Jul 28, 2020
Saudi Arabia posts $29 billion deficit in second quarter as oil revenues slump
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia posted a deficit of 109.2 billion riyals ($29.12 billion) in the second quarter this year as low oil prices impacted state coffers, according to a finance ministry quart...
Jul 28, 2020
Venezuela’s ‘shadow opposition’ scrambles to find candidates for election
By Mayela Armas, Maria Ramirez and Vivian Sequera CARACAS/PUERTO ORDAZ (Reuters) - When a Venezuelan political party asked union leader Henry Arias to run for congress on a platform opposing President...
Jul 28, 2020
Trump alleges pharmaceutical industry is running false ads on his drug price plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday slammed the pharmaceutical industry for what he claimed were false advertisements alleging his drug price plan would raise the cost of prescrip...
Jul 28, 2020
U.N. experts warn Venezuela it could be in breach of North Korea sanctions: documents
By Luc Cohen and Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. investigators monitoring compliance with sanctions on North Korea are looking into a possible military and technology deal between Pyongyang...
Jul 28, 2020
U.S. consumer confidence falls in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence ebbed in July amid a flare-up in COVID-19 infections across the country, which is threatening the economy's recovery from an unprecedented recession cau...
Jul 28, 2020
Global tech show CES in Las Vegas to be only online in 2021 due to COVID-19
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - CES, the biggest global tech and gadget show, held every January in Las Vegas, will be only online in 2021 due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, organizer Consu...
Jul 28, 2020
