Category Archives: Syndicated
Trump administration considers ending Congress’ review of arms sales: sources
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration is considering ending a long-standing system for congressional review of foreign weapons sales, congressional aides ...
Jun 25, 2020
‘Godzilla dust cloud’ drifts over U.S. Southeast, raising health concerns
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A massive plume of dust whipped up from the Sahara desert will hover over the U.S. Southeast this weekend, forecasters say, shrouding the region in a brown haze and rais...
Jun 25, 2020
Fed’s Powell to testify on CARES Act before House committee next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell will testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT (1630 GMT), the Fed anno...
Jun 25, 2020
Police voted out of schools in Oakland, California
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - The board of education in Oakland, California, has voted to abolish its own police force, joining a growing number of U.S. school districts moving to scale back the presenc...
Jun 25, 2020
Egypt’s Eva Pharma begins producing COVID-19 drug Remdesivir
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Eva Pharma said on Thursday it had begun producing Remdesivir and Favipiravir, two drugs used in the treatment of patients with COVID-19. Remdesivir is indicated for moderate...
Jun 25, 2020
Graft probe of Brazil president’s son moved to special court
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's corruption investigation targeting President Jair Bolsonaro's eldest son will move to a special Rio de Janeiro court, the state court said on ...
Jun 25, 2020
Federal Reserve to cap bank dividend payments following pandemic analysis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Thursday it will cap big bank dividend payments and bar share repurchases until at least the fourth quarter after testing bank finances aga...
Jun 25, 2020
Nike swings to quarterly loss due to COVID-19 impact
(Reuters) - Nike Inc on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter loss, as retailers had to shut stores for weeks due to lockdowns spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic, sending shares of the world's largest foot...
Jun 25, 2020
Golf: McCumber makes most of late addition to Connecticut field
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - PGA Tour rookie Tyler McCumber, a late alternate into the Travelers Championship field in Cromwell, Connecticut following a number of withdrawals due to COVID-19 concerns, ...
Jun 25, 2020
Canada’s LifeLabs failed to protect customer data, privacy commissioners find
By Moira Warburton TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian laboratory testing company LifeLabs failed to adequately protect sensitive health information of millions of people, resulting in one of the biggest dat...
Jun 25, 2020
