Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer: Benfica bus stoned after first game back, two players injured
LISBON (Reuters) - A bus carrying the Benfica soccer team was stoned on Thursday, breaking the glass and injuring two players, after they had played their first game since the novel coronavirus halted...
Jun 04, 2020
New Zealand says to buy five new Super Hercules aircraft
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand said on Friday that it will purchase five C-130J-30 Super Hercules transport aircraft from Lockheed Martin to replace its existing fleet. "Along with the new fleet, ...
Jun 04, 2020
Asia’s stock rally set to pause for breath ahead of U.S. jobs data
By David Henry NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian stocks were set to hold tight ranges on Friday after a mixed Wall Street session and as investors awaited key U.S. jobs data while sustained hopes about a glo...
Jun 04, 2020
Argentina extends lockdown in Buenos Aires until June 28
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina extended until June 28 a mandatory lockdown in capital Buenos Aires and other areas with high cases of coronavirus, President Alberto Fernandez announced on Thursday...
Jun 04, 2020
White House, on Tiananmen anniversary, urges China to respect human rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House, in statement on the 31st anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown, urged Beijing on Thursday to respect human rights, fulfill its commitments on Hong K...
Jun 04, 2020
D.C. mayor wants Trump’s out-of-state troops gone from U.S. capital
By David Lawder and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of National Guard troops and federal officers in riot gear and masks ringed the White House and monuments in the U.S. capital this ...
Jun 04, 2020
Japan April household spending falls 11.1% year/year
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese household spending fell 11.1% in April from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, underscoring the pain the coronavirus pandemic has inflicted on the economy as ...
Jun 04, 2020
African Development Bank board stands by embattled chief
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - The African Development Bank's (AfDB) board on Thursday said it stood by an internal investigation that had cleared its president of improper conduct, but it would carry out an ind...
Jun 04, 2020
Not a billionaire, but Kylie Jenner is highest-paid celebrity, Forbes says
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kylie Jenner and Kanye West on Thursday topped the annual Forbes list of the highest paid celebrities, but sports stars, including Roger Federer and Lionel Messi, dominated the...
Jun 04, 2020
Global airlines add flights; U.S. carriers target the great outdoors
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - Airlines from America to Australia are ramping up flights in June and July, boosting hopes for a pickup in tourist traffic even as bigger-spending business and gl...
Jun 04, 2020
