Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Aeroflot to raise $1 billion in Russia’s first state-backed rescue of pandemic
By Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW (Reuters) - Aeroflot said on Friday the state would take up 50 billion roubles worth of its 80-billion rouble ($1 billion) new share offering, a vital cash injection for Russi...
Oct 09, 2020
Broadway theaters sound alarm as closure extended through May 2021
(Reuters) - Broadway theaters on Friday extended a coronavirus shutdown until the end of May 2021, bringing the closure of one of New York City's biggest tourist attractions to more than a year and fo...
Oct 09, 2020
Upside, downside, why the U.S. fiscal feud could make a difference
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - While the erratic talks between congressional Democrats and the Trump administration over further federal pandemic relief have resumed, an inability to strik...
Oct 09, 2020
U.S. Midwest sees record one-day increase in COVID-19 cases, hospitals strained
By Lisa Shumaker CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Midwest has reported the most new case of COVID-19 in a single day since the pandemic started, straining hospitals, according to a Reuters analysis. The d...
Oct 09, 2020
U.S. blacklists Nicaraguan officials, financial institution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on two Nicaraguan officials and a financial institution in the latest effort by Washington to put pressure on the leftist governmen...
Oct 09, 2020
Myanmar-born ‘dreamer’ snaps up U.S. drilling leases amid industry malaise
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - A Myanmar-born perfume entrepreneur and missionary has snapped up nearly half of the oil and gas leases offered by the Trump administration since August, saying the corona...
Oct 09, 2020
McConnell says airline aid should be part of COVID aid but future is ‘murky’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Friday said the prospect for more COVID-19 federal aid, including additional relief for airlines, was "murky" with less than one m...
Oct 09, 2020
Sobi shares fall 16% as Avatrombopag study fails to meet primary endpoint
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Rare disease drug maker Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (Sobi) said on Friday that its phase 3 study of Avatrombopag had not met its primary endpoint, sending the company's shares sharp...
Oct 09, 2020
Germany agrees stricter anti-COVID measures for virus hot spots
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and mayors from Germany's 11 largest cities agreed on Friday to adopt stricter anti-coronavirus measures if infections exceed a threshold of 50 cas...
Oct 09, 2020
Britney Spears thanks fans for their support and “kind words”
Nicholas Hunt/FilmMagicBritney Spears is feeling the love from her fans -- so much so, that she's throwing a little love right back at them. On Thursday, the 38-year-old pop star took to In...
Oct 09, 2020
Mon Jul 20
Nashville, TN, USA
74°F
