Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Diack tells court he slowed handling of Russian doping cases to save sponsorship
PARIS (Reuters) - Lamine Diack, the former head of World Athletics, on Thursday told a French court he had slowed the handling of Russian doping cases between 2011-2013 to save a sponsorship deal with...
Jun 11, 2020
Scientists to study sleep, or lack of it, during COVID-19 pandemic
LONDON (Reuters) - An international group of neuroscientists will examine how the world is sleeping, or failing to, during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has upended work, social and family life for cou...
Jun 11, 2020
U.S. Senate panel authorizes $9.1 billion for 95 F-35 jets made by Lockheed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee said on Thursday it had authorized $9.1 billion to produce 95 F-35 aircraft in its version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Ac...
Jun 11, 2020
Beleaguered Commerzbank CEO underscores focus on cost cuts
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commerzbank , under fire from a top investor for its strategy and leadership, is focused on cutting costs, the German lender's chief executive said on Thursday. The remarks are t...
Jun 11, 2020
USDA confirms big U.S. soybean sales to China as buying flurry continues
(Reuters) - U.S. exporters reported sales of 720,000 tonnes of soybeans to China, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Thursday, as active purchases by the world's top soy importer contin...
Jun 11, 2020
Protesters topple another Confederate statue in Virginia state capital
By Maria Caspani (Reuters) - Protesters toppled a statue of the president of the Confederacy in the Virginia state capital of Richmond late on Wednesday, the latest U.S. monument to be torn down durin...
Jun 11, 2020
Black Sea wheat exports seen steady in 2020/21: Reuters poll
By Polina Devitt MOSCOW (Reuters) - Wheat exports from Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan will hold steady in 2020/21, a Reuters poll showed, due to a larger crop in Russia and Kazakhstan, making competit...
Jun 11, 2020
U.S. Senate committee backs changing names of bases named after Confederates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee approved an amendment that would require the Department of Defense to rename military bases named after Confederate gener...
Jun 11, 2020
PGA Tour makes subdued return with moment of silence
(Reuters) - Players stopped for a moment of silence to honor George Floyd as the PGA Tour's return following a three-month forced coronavirus hiatus got off to a subdued start on Thursday at the Charl...
Jun 11, 2020
Kazakhstan locks down several towns after spike in COVID-19 cases
NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Kazakhstan has locked down several towns and villages and tightened restrictions in one of its provinces following a spike in fresh COVID-19 cases, authorities said on Thursday,...
Jun 11, 2020
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