Category Archives: Syndicated
Belarusian’s unlikely journey from home life to opposition hero
By Andrei Makhovsky MINSK (Reuters) - A husband in jail, her children hurried abroad and a secret crossing from Belarus into Lithuania in the dead of night: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya's journey from hom...
Aug 21, 2020
U.S. existing home sales shoot to near 14-year high in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. home sales rose at a record pace for a second straight month in July and home prices hit a record as historically low interest rates boosted demand for homes even as the co...
Aug 21, 2020
Gaza-Israel violence prompts stepped-up mediation efforts
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Rami Ayyub GAZA/TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Gaza militants fired rockets towards Israel which responded with air strikes overnight, the Israeli military said, in the most serious esc...
Aug 21, 2020
U.S. business activity surges to early 2019 levels: Markit flash PMI
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. business activity snapped back to the highest since early 2019 this month as companies in both the manufacturing and services sectors saw a resurgence in new orders even as n...
Aug 21, 2020
Ryanair to cut significantly fewer jobs after pay deals: operations director
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair plans to cut significantly fewer jobs than the 3,000 it originally estimated, after 97% of pilots and over 90% of cabin crew signed up so far to pay cuts and work practice c...
Aug 21, 2020
Six states, D.C. file lawsuit against Postal Service over service changes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six states led by Pennsylvania on Friday sued the U.S. Postal Service and the new postmaster general, saying service changes adopted in recent weeks have harmed the ability of s...
Aug 21, 2020
Reigning champion Shibuno set to miss cut at women’s Open
(Reuters) - Defending champion Hinako Shibuno suffered a nightmare second round at the women's British Open on Friday and looks certain to miss the cut after slipping to 12 over par for her two rounds...
Aug 21, 2020
Russia approves trial of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine: registry filing
MOSCOW (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has received regulatory approval to conduct part of a Phase III trial of its potential COVID-19 vaccine, AZD1222, in Russia, a filing in the Russian registry of clinical...
Aug 21, 2020
Slovakia protests to Belgium after footage of police mistreating man in custody
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia said on Friday it had protested to Belgium after footage appeared of a 2018 incident in which a Slovak businessman appeared to be mistreated and scorned by police who detai...
Aug 21, 2020
U.S. will aim to block Russia, China from violating Iran sanctions: Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is prepared to block Russia and China from any attempts to violate sanctions on Iran, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday, one day after Washing...
Aug 21, 2020
