Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Boxing: Saunders fined for social media post promoting domestic abuse
(Reuters) - WBO super middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders has been found guilty of misconduct and fined by Britain's boxing authorities for a social media post in which he advised men how to hit ...
Jul 23, 2020
Factbox: Europe learns to live with the mask
(Reuters) - People in England will be required by law to wear a face covering in shops and supermarkets from Friday, extending a rule already applied to public transport. As European governments seek ...
Jul 23, 2020
U.S. SEC chief ‘worries’ about retail investors trying to get rich quick
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday said he is worried about the risks to retail investors who are increasingly making s...
Jul 23, 2020
Orange launches digital banking in Ivory Coast, eyes further expansion
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - French telecoms provider Orange on Thursday launched mobile banking operations in Ivory Coast, the third country where it has expanded into digital lending after France and Spain. ...
Jul 23, 2020
U.S. and Baltic states oppose Russian ‘rewriting of history’
VILNIUS (Reuters) - The United States joined Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on Thursday in opposing any Russian attempts to rewrite history after President Vladimir Putin said the Baltic states had con...
Jul 23, 2020
Golf: Wie named U.S. Solheim Cup assistant captain
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - Michelle Wie-West was confirmed as assistant captain of the 2021 U.S. Solheim Cup team on Thursday but has not ruled out a playing role despite not competing in a PGA Tour...
Jul 23, 2020
Bank of England promises action to boost long-term investment
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Thursday that it and the government needed to make it more attractive for insurers, pensions and funds to make the long-term investments that companies m...
Jul 23, 2020
AMC further delays reopening of U.S. movie theaters to mid to late August
(Reuters) - AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc said on Thursday it delayed the reopening of its movie theaters in the United States to mid to late August, in alignment with the new release dates of Disney...
Jul 23, 2020
Bosnia’s city of Mostar to hold election on December 20 after 12 years
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnia's ethnically divided southern town of Mostar will hold its first local vote in 12 years on Dec. 20, the election authority announced on Thursday. Bosnia is set to hold loca...
Jul 23, 2020
Former Unaoil manager jailed by London judge over Iraq bribery
LONDON (Reuters) - A former manager of Monaco-based oil and gas consultancy Unaoil was on Thursday sentenced to 5 years in jail for bribing an Iraqi official to secure oil contracts after the fall of ...
Jul 23, 2020
