Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Merkel spoke to Erdogan, Greek PM on eastern Mediterranean
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by telephone to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis about their dispute over energy exploration in th...
Aug 13, 2020
Cyber-enabled financing campaigns involving Islamist militant groups dismantled: Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday announced the dismantling of cyber-enabled financing campaigns involving the military wing of Hamas, al Qaeda and Islamic State. "These a...
Aug 13, 2020
Nigeria says reversing U.S. visa ban will take ‘enormous resources’
By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - Overturning a U.S. ban on Nigerians seeking immigrant visas will take "enormous resources", but the nation is making progress, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thurs...
Aug 13, 2020
Harris’ Indian heritage could boost Biden with Asian-American voters
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Joe Biden's presidential campaign plans to step up engagement with Asian-American voters this fall and is betting running mate Kamala Harris' experience as the daughter of an ...
Aug 13, 2020
U.S. barring private charter flights to Cuba
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Transportation said on Thursday it will suspend private charter flights to Cuba to increase U.S. economic pressure on the Cuban govern...
Aug 13, 2020
Nationals bullpen regains RHP Harris, loses LHP Freeman
The Washington Nationals reinstated right-handed reliever Will Harris from the 10-day injured list Thursday but replaced him with left-hander Sam Freeman due to a left flexor mass strain. Harris, 35, ...
Aug 13, 2020
Daimler agrees U.S. settlement over diesel emissions
BERLIN (Reuters) - Daimler has reached an agreement to settle U.S. proceedings relating to investigations into software to cheat diesel emissions tests that will result in costs of about $1.5 billion,...
Aug 13, 2020
NSA, FBI expose Russian intelligence hacking tool: report
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - The U.S. National Security Agency and Federal Bureau of Investigation have exposed a sophisticated Russian hacking tool, they said on Thursday in a rare public report o...
Aug 13, 2020
U.S. State Dept: China took no action to address U.S. concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has taken no action to address fundamental U.S. concerns about where the bilateral ties are going, the State Department's top diplomat for East Asia said on Thursday, as t...
Aug 13, 2020
Coronavirus test blunder leaves possible Merkel successor red-faced
BERLIN (Reuters) - The leader of the state of Bavaria, a possible successor to Angela Merkel as the conservative candidate for chancellor, apologised on Thursday for a coronavirus bungle that meant so...
Aug 13, 2020
