Author Archives: Syndicated Content
World Athletics boss Coe voted onto the IOC
(Reuters) - World Athletics President Sebastian Coe was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday, ending the sport's five-year absence from the Olympic body. Coe, a d...
Jul 17, 2020
Heard’s friend tells UK court of pressure from lawyer for actor Depp
LONDON (Reuters) - A friend of U.S. actress Amber Heard told London's High Court on Friday that a lawyer for Hollywood star Johnny Depp had pressured her to say unfavourable things about the actress. ...
Jul 17, 2020
At India’s largest COVID-19 hospital, doctors ready to tackle second wave of virus
By Danish Siddiqui NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Doctors at India's largest hospital treating coronavirus patients said on Friday they are prepared if infections increase again in the capital, while rising ca...
Jul 17, 2020
U.S. imposes sanctions on two Nicaraguan individuals, two firms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday imposed sanctions on two Nicaraguan individuals and two companies, a statement on its website said. (Reporting by Makini Brice and David B...
Jul 17, 2020
Green or Brown? As lockdowns lift, governments face a recovery climate choice
By Matthew Green and Kate Abnett LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Despite mounting pressure for economic rescue packages to be used to tackle climate change, most of the money spent so far on overcoming th...
Jul 17, 2020
Icelandair to sack cabin crew but keep flying after failed talks
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Icelandair will sack its cabin crew and put pilots in charge of onboard safety after negotiations on a collective-bargaining agreement failed between the airline and the cabin c...
Jul 17, 2020
Economic recovery further away than markets think: BlackRock CEO Fink
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. economy is going to take longer to recover from the hit from the coronavirus pandemic than the market expects, and more stimulus is critical, BlackRo...
Jul 17, 2020
Three white men charged in killing of an unarmed Black jogger in Georgia plead not guilty
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - The three white men charged with the murder of a Black jogger in south Georgia pleaded not guilty Friday morning in Chatham County Superior Court, in a case that spurred a na...
Jul 17, 2020
Kenya police arrest prison warden over rape of patient in COVID-19 quarantine
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police arrested a prison warden accused of raping a female patient in a COVID-19 isolation facility he was meant to be guarding, a police report said on Friday. It was the l...
Jul 17, 2020
Extension of G20 debt freeze for poorest countries ‘highly probable’: Reinhart
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Group of 20 major economies is likely to extend a freeze in debt service payments on official bilateral debt for the world's poorest countries beyond the en...
Jul 17, 2020
