Trump considers Gettysburg backdrop for presidential nomination speech - Reuters
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is weighing delivering his speech accepting the Republican nomination later this month either at the White House or at the site of the Civil War battleground in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
“We will announce the decision soon!” he wrote
US CDC reports 5023649 coronavirus cases - Reuters Africa
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday reported 5,023,649 cases of the coronavirus, an increase of 48,690 cases from its previous count, and said that the number of deaths had risen by 558 to 161,842.
The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by a new coronavirus, as of 4 pm
Spain defends pandemic response as case numbers overtake Britain - Reuters Africa
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain’s government defended its response to the coronavirus pandemic on Monday after official data showed the country had overtaken Britain to register the highest total number of cases in Western Europe.
“Appropriate measures are being taken to control the pandemic
Former champion Kuznetsova latest to withdraw from U.S. Open - Reuters India
(Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova has joined a growing list of players who have decided not to play in this year’s tournament due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.
The
Argentina joins calls in Latin America to delay regional bank vote - Reuters
(Reuters) - Argentina on Monday joined calls from Latin America for a delay in the election of a new president for the region’s leading development finance lender, citing logistical complications caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
A delay in voting would be a potential setback for U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the institution.
The U.S. candidate, Mauricio Claver-Carone, a Trump adviser known for his hard-line stance on Venezuela and Cuba, is the current favorite to win the
Hellofresh again raises revenue and margin guidance for 2020 - Reuters India
BERLIN, Aug 10 (Reuters) - German meal-kit delivery firm Hellofresh raised its 2020 guidance on Monday, saying it was seeing additional demand as a worsening of the coronavirus pandemic in some markets led more people to dine at home.
Hellofresh hiked its forecast for full-year revenue growth to between 75% and 95% from an earlier 55%-70%. It also raised its guidance for core profit margins to between 9% and 11% from 8%
Mnuchin sees possible virus deal, but no talks set with Congress - Reuters India
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional leaders and Trump administration officials said on Monday they were ready to resume negotiations on a coronavirus aid deal, but talks remained deadlocked as Democrats said Republicans needed to meet them in the middle.
After a bid by President Donald Trump at the weekend to sidestep Congress, it was unclear whether Democrats and Republicans would be able to bridge their differences to provide relief to workers, businesses and local governments devastated by a pandemic that has killed at least 162,000
Global coronavirus cases hit 20 million: Reuters tally - Reuters
(Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases pushed past 20 million on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, with the United States, Brazil and India accounting for more than half of all known infections.
The respiratory disease has infected at least four times the
US STOCKS-Wall St mixed with stimulus in focus; Dow hits over 5-month high - Reuters
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* Eastman Kodak plummets as govt loan agreement put on ice
* Energy stocks outperform on strong crude
* Money to flow into cyclicals on growth hopes- Analyst
* Dow rises 0.99%, S&P up 0.18%, Nasdaq down 0.38% (Updates to early afternoon)
By Ambar Warrick and Medha Singh
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