Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Republican Senator Collins against nomination of Trump Fed pick Shelton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republican senator Susan Collins said on Monday that she is against the nomination of Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve Board. "Ms. Shelton has openly called for the Fede...
Jul 27, 2020
U.S. sending more federal officers to Portland protests: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is sending at least 100 additional federal officers to Portland, Oregon, the Washington Post reported on Monday, as confrontations between anti-racism p...
Jul 27, 2020
California probing Amazon worker treatment during pandemic, court says
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has opened an investigation into steps that Amazon.com Inc has taken to protect its workers from the new coronavirus, a...
Jul 27, 2020
Israel says Hezbollah tried to infiltrate frontier, and warns against ‘playing with fire’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah carried out an infiltration attempt along the Lebanese-Israeli frontier on Monday, disputing the Iranian-backed Shi'ite g...
Jul 27, 2020
Zimbabwe calls U.S. ambassador ‘thug’ as anti-government protests loom
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF party on Monday called the United States ambassador a "thug" and accused him of funding the opposition ahead of this week's planned anti-government protest...
Jul 27, 2020
Exclusive: EU to clear with conditions Alstom, Bombardier deal – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are set to approve Alstom's Bombardier Inc rail business after the French TGV high-speed train maker tweaked concessions aimed at allaying competition conc...
Jul 27, 2020
France reports a 2,551 new COVID-19 cases over the last three days
PARIS (Reuters) - France has reported 2,551 new confirmed cases over the last three days, the country's health department said on Monday, which means a daily average of 850 over that period. That is s...
Jul 27, 2020
Bulgaria eases travel bans for tourists from Ukraine, Balkans
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria will allow tourists from Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, Kosovo, Bosnia, Montenegro, Moldova, Israel and Kuwait to visit its resorts as of July 28 if they have negative CO...
Jul 27, 2020
France to launch ‘railway highways’ in push for greener economy
PARIS (Reuters) - France's prime minister vowed on Monday to develop "railway highways" to carry food and other goods that now go by truck, part of a government push to reduce the country's carbon foo...
Jul 27, 2020
Facebook sues EU antitrust regulator for excessive nature of data requests
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Facebook is suing EU antitrust regulators for seeking information beyond what is necessary, including highly personal details, for their investigations into the company's data and...
Jul 27, 2020
