Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Egypt’s Sisi approves ban on retired army officers standing for election
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has approved legal amendments that restrict retired army officers from running in elections without permission from the military, according to...
Jul 29, 2020
CPL to relaunch season on Prince Edward Island
(Reuters) - The Canadian Premier League (CPL) said on Wednesday it will start its COVID-19-delayed season on Aug. 13 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (PEI), branding the event "The Island Games"...
Jul 29, 2020
NASA poised to launch new rover to seek evidence of past Martian life
By Joey Roulette (Reuters) - NASA is set to launch an ambitious mission to Mars on Thursday with the liftoff of its next-generation Perseverance rover, a six-wheeled robot tasked with deploying a mini...
Jul 29, 2020
Whitefish Bay man gets life sentence for road-rage shooting
WHITEFISH BAY, WI (Wisconsin Radio Network) – A Whitefish Bay man has been sentenced to life in prison for a road rage shooting last year. Matthew Wilks, 36, said he shot and killed Tracey Smith...
Jul 29, 2020
Pakistan’s de facto health minister resigns amid pandemic
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's de facto health minister Zafar Mirza stepped down on Wednesday in the middle of the pandemic citing criticism on his government's advisers who hold dual nationality. T...
Jul 29, 2020
Ivory Coast election body promises fair October vote
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's electoral commission promised a fair election on Wednesday as the ruling RHDP party prepared to ask President Alassane Ouattara to stand again, defying opponents who ...
Jul 29, 2020
As Biden V.P. pick nears, Susan Rice slams Trump in TV interview
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice, who is widely seen as being on Joe Biden's short list as running mate, on Wednesday criticized comments by Presi...
Jul 29, 2020
Scientists solve mystery of the origin of Stonehenge megaliths
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Scientists have solved an enduring mystery about Stonehenge, determining the place of origin of many of the megaliths that make up the famed monument in Wiltshire, England, ...
Jul 29, 2020
Fed repeats pledge to keep rates low
By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday repeated a pledge to use its "full range of tools" to support the U.S. economy and keep interest rates near zero for as ...
Jul 29, 2020
Morocco arrests dissident journalist on rape and spy charges
RABAT (Reuters) - Moroccan police on Wednesday arrested a dissident journalist and charged him with rape and helping foreign spies, a prosecutor said, in a case worrying rights groups. Omar Radi, a bu...
Jul 29, 2020
