Category Archives: Syndicated
Brazil registers over 1,200 additional coronavirus deaths on Tuesday
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil registered 45,305 new cases of the novel coronavirus over the last 24 hours and 1,254 additional deaths, the nation's health ministry said on Tuesday. The Latin Ameri...
Jul 07, 2020
Demonstrators storm Serbian parliament in protest over lockdown
BELGRADE (Reuters) - A group of opposition supporters stormed the Serbian parliament building in Belgrade on Tuesday in a protest against a lockdown planned for the capital this weekend to halt the sp...
Jul 07, 2020
U.S. coronavirus cases hit 3 million, stoking fears of overwhelmed hospitals
By Jane Wardell (Reuters) - The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States pushed past 3 million on Tuesday, according to a Reuters tally, roughly equal to the population of Nevada, st...
Jul 07, 2020
Algeria prepares new plan to revive economy, reduce dependence on oil
ALGIERS (Reuters) - OPEC member Algeria, facing financial pressure after a fall in energy revenue, will launch a new economic plan to reduce reliance on oil and gas and give the private sector a great...
Jul 07, 2020
MLS dealt another blow as more players opt out of season restart
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - Major League Soccer's attempt to restart its COVID-19 hit season suffered another setback on Tuesday when Vancouver Whitecaps announced five members of the team will not m...
Jul 07, 2020
Russia, China veto U.N. approval of aid deliveries to Syria from Turkey
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russia and China cast vetoes on Tuesday to block the U.N. Security Council from extending its approval of aid deliveries to Syria from Turkey for a year, despite U.N. warnings tha...
Jul 07, 2020
Hospital led by biotech billionaire Soon-Shiong approved for PPP aid
By Chad Terhune LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania hospital led by biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong won approval for up to $5 million in federal aid for small businesses under a coronavirus...
Jul 07, 2020
Five states, Washington, D.C. sue Education Department, say coronavirus relief deprived low-income schools
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five states and Washington, D.C. sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, saying Education Secretary Betsy DeVos "unlawfully and erroneously" earmarked coronavirus relief funds...
Jul 07, 2020
Venezuela top court ousts leaders of Guaido’s party ahead of vote
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's pro-government supreme court on Tuesday ousted the leaders of opposition leader Juan Guaido's Popular Will political party, the latest in a series of interventions in o...
Jul 07, 2020
U.S. will restrict visas for some Chinese officials over Tibet: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will restrict visas for some Chinese officials because China obstructs travel to the Tibetan Autonomous Region and other Tibetan areas by U.S. diplomats, journ...
Jul 07, 2020
