Category Archives: Syndicated
Michigan dams collapse, residents told to evacuate
(Reuters) - Michigan's county of Midland said on Tuesday two dams have collapsed due storm and heavy rains in the past few days and residents nearby were told to evacuate immediately. "The Edenville D...
May 19, 2020
Venezuela announces border curfews as coronavirus cases jump
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela imposed new curfews in a handful of towns along its borders with Colombia and Brazil in response to a jump in coronavirus cases which officials attributed mainly to retur...
May 19, 2020
China leaves lending benchmark LPR unchanged, as expected
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China held its benchmark lending rate steady as expected on Wednesday, mirroring the central bank's decision last week to keep borrowing costs on medium-term funding for financial...
May 19, 2020
Japan defence ministry investigating potential hack of next-gen missile details: Asahi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's defence ministry is investigating a possible leak of details of a new state-of-the-art missile in a large-scale cyber attack on Mitsubishi Electric Corp, the Asahi Shimbun ne...
May 19, 2020
U.S. Department of Justice warns California governor over pandemic church closings
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday warned California's governor that his COVID-19 restrictions discriminated against places of worship by preventing them...
May 19, 2020
Burundi heads to poll amidst health and violence concerns
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Burundi holds on Wednesday its first competitive presidential election since a civil war erupted in 1993, despite simmering political violence and the new coronavirus pandemic. Pre...
May 19, 2020
Euro maintains firm tone on EU joint recovery fund, yen soft
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - The euro held firm on Wednesday, basking in the afterglow of a Franco-German proposal for a common fund that could move Europe closer to fiscal union. The dollar als...
May 19, 2020
NASCAR Xfinity Series postponed due to rain
(Reuters) - Rainy weather led to the postponement of the NASCAR Xfinity Series at South Carolina's Darlington Raceway on Tuesday evening as organizers were forced to reschedule the event for daytime o...
May 19, 2020
Giants’ Baker, Seahawks’ Dunbar plead not guilty to charges
New York Giants cornerback DeAndre Baker and Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar pleaded not guilty to all charges against them stemming from last week's alleged armed robbery in Miramar, Fla. ...
May 19, 2020
Fujifilm shares tumble after report Avigan not showing apparent efficacy in coronavirus treatment
TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of Fujifilm Holdings Corp tumbled more than 4% in early trade on Wednesday after a report its anti-flu drug Avigan was not showing apparent efficacy in coronavirus treatment i...
May 19, 2020
