Category Archives: Syndicated
U.S. weekly jobless claims seen declining further, but millions still unemployed
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Layoffs in the United States are abating, but millions who lost their jobs because of COVID-19 continue to draw unemployment benefits, suggesting the labor mar...
Jun 10, 2020
Zoom suspends U.S.-based activists’ account after Tiananmen event
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Zoom Video Communications temporarily shut the account belonging to a group of U.S.-based Chinese activists after they held an event to commemorate the 31st annivers...
Jun 10, 2020
Germany’s confirmed coronavirus cases rise 555 to 185,416, RKI says
BERLIN (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 555 to 185,416, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday. The reported ...
Jun 10, 2020
Walmart to stop keeping ‘multicutural’ beauty products in locked display cases
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc will stop keeping personal care products designed for people of color in locked display cases, the retailer said, after the practice drew flak online with many saying it sugges...
Jun 10, 2020
Cuba to test visitors for coronavirus, limit tourism to keys
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba will test all visitors for coronavirus when it reopens to international tourism, which will be limited at first to the beach resorts at the keys of the Caribbean's largest isla...
Jun 10, 2020
Georgia’s election mess offers a stark warning for November
By John Whitesides and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Georgia's tumultuous primary elections on Tuesday offer a grim preview of what could happen in November if states move to voting by mail and p...
Jun 10, 2020
Democrats challenge rule that could toss ‘thousands’ of Arizona votes
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - Democrats on Wednesday challenged an Arizona rule that they said could result in "thousands" of mail-in ballots not being counted in what could be a critical U.S. elect...
Jun 10, 2020
Golf: Villegas playing with heavy heart after daughter diagnosed with tumours
(Reuters) - Four-time PGA Tour winner Camilo Villegas has said his 20-month-old daughter has tumours in her brain and spine and is in her second round of chemotherapy. Villegas' daughter Mia underwent...
Jun 10, 2020
Asia stock rush pauses, bonds rally on sober Fed
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares eased on Thursday while bonds rallied after a downbeat economic outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve stoked speculation it would have to add to already h...
Jun 10, 2020
South Korean doctors find risk factors for severe COVID-19 cases
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean doctors have found certain underlying conditions that may make some COVID-19 patients more severely affected by the disease, a professor at Yeungnam University Medical C...
Jun 10, 2020
