Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia moves closer to sacking anti-doping chief over alleged financial violations
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The board of Russia's anti-doping agency called on the country's sports authorities on Wednesday to consider firing its director over allegations he presided over serious financial ...
Aug 05, 2020
Respiratory therapist struggles to catch her own breath after COVID-19
By Ricardo Moraes and Marcelo Rochabrun RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Ana Carolina Xavier was helping as many as six coronavirus patients a day to slowly recover lung capacity when she began worrying abo...
Aug 05, 2020
Lebanon Tribunal postpones verdict in Hariri case to August 18
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Special Tribunal for Lebanon on Wednesday said it would postpone its verdict in the trial over the 2005 bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri to ...
Aug 05, 2020
Pelosi confident of US coronavirus agreement, but won’t discuss timing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she was confident lawmakers and the Trump administration could reach an agreement on another coronavirus aid plan, but she decline...
Aug 05, 2020
U.S. services sector activity hits 16-month high in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. services industry activity gained momentum in July as new orders jumped to a record high, but hiring declined, supporting views that the labor market recovery was faltering...
Aug 05, 2020
Russian fighter jet intercepts U.S. reconnaissance planes over Black Sea: reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian Su-27 fighter jet was scrambled to chase away two U.S. reconnaissance planes that approached the Russian border over the Black Sea on Wednesday, news agencies cited Russia...
Aug 05, 2020
Apollo-owned cloud company Rackspace shares slump 20% in Nasdaq debut
(Reuters) - Shares of cloud services firm Rackspace Technology Inc plunged nearly 20% after making their Nasdaq debut on Wednesday, after the company owned by Apollo Global Management sold shares to i...
Aug 05, 2020
Amid quarantine, Ecuador women speak in code to seek protection from domestic violence
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean women are using code words to seek help in situations of domestic violence as the country's quarantine is creating conditions for increased abuse of ...
Aug 05, 2020
Factbox: Facebook and TikTok’s fraught history
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook's escalated a bruising fight with TikTok with the launch on Wednesday of its new short-video feature Reels, a look-alike service embedded within its popular Instagra...
Aug 05, 2020
Blackstone to acquire Ancestry.com for $4.7 billion
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) - Blackstone Group Inc said on Wednesday it agreed to acquire genealogy provider Ancestry.com Inc from private equity rivals for $4.7 billion, including debt, placing a big ...
Aug 05, 2020
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