Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Zimbabwe police arrest critics ahead of anti-government protests
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean police arrested an opposition official and a journalist on Monday, accusing them of inciting violence ahead of street demonstrations planned for next week by activists wh...
Jul 20, 2020
Creator of Misha, mascot of 1980 Moscow Olympics, dies at 84
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian illustrator who designed Misha, the mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics that were boycotted by a slew of countries, died on Monday aged 84, a publisher of children's book...
Jul 20, 2020
Around 24% of Southwest pilots taking voluntary departure deals: source
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Around 24% of Southwest Airlines pilots and around 33% of flight attendants have agreed so far to early retirement or long-term leaves of absence, a person familiar with the matter...
Jul 20, 2020
U.S. adds 11 companies to economic blacklist over China’s treatment of Uighurs
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it is adding 11 Chinese companies implicated in what it said were human rights violations in connection with Chin...
Jul 20, 2020
Bank of England’s Tenreyro hopes for small skills hit from COVID
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England policymaker Silvana Tenreyro said Britain might avoid an economically damaging loss of skills in its labour market as long as the rise in joblessness caused by the c...
Jul 20, 2020
Mexican murders hit new high in first half of 2020
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Murders in Mexico edged up to a new record high in the first half of 2020, despite easing during the last few months, preliminary government data showed on Monday. Mexico has b...
Jul 20, 2020
Egyptians struggle to return to work even as lockdown lifts
By Nadine Awadalla CAIRO (Reuters) - Actors at the Sitara theatre had just started their production of "Beauty and the Beast" when the coronavirus pandemic hit Egypt and brought their show to a grindi...
Jul 20, 2020
Hamilton braced for ‘super-weird’ Silverstone
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton expects Silverstone to feel "super-weird" as he heads back to Britain on top of the Formula One world championship standings. The first three races in...
Jul 20, 2020
Indigenous people especially at risk from COVID-19, warns WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Indigenous communities comprising half a million people around the world are especially vulnerable to the new coronavirus pandemic due to often poor living conditions, the World Hea...
Jul 20, 2020
U.S. imposes sanctions on Chechen leader over human rights violations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of State on Monday imposed sanctions on the leader of Russia's southern region of Chechnya, barring him from travelling to the United States over accusations...
Jul 20, 2020
