Category Archives: Syndicated
U.S. judge urged to stop Justice Department’s ‘corrupt’ reversal in Flynn case
(Reuters) - A retired judge, appointed by the court to make arguments, on Friday said the U.S. Department of Justice should not be allowed to drop its criminal case against President Donald Trump's fo...
Sep 11, 2020
Uzbeks rally behind woman who beat up harassers
ALMATY (Reuters) - An Uzbek woman who beat up two men after they insulted her has become a media hero in the Central Asian nation as a number of public figures, including President Shavkat Mirziyoyev'...
Sep 11, 2020
Teenager charged with defacing Churchill’s London statue
LONDON (Reuters) - British police said they charged a teenager on Friday over the defacing of the statue of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill opposite parliament, the second time in four months...
Sep 11, 2020
UAE daily coronavirus cases surge to near peak level
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates health ministry reported on Friday 931 new daily cases of the coronavirus following a recent surge in infections that are near the highest since the pandemic...
Sep 11, 2020
French PM: no new lockdown over COVID-19 resurgence
By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Matthias Blamont PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Friday his government was not planning a new, nationwide lockdown to contain a resurgence in COVID-1...
Sep 11, 2020
Hundreds of Zurich airport workers protest over wages
ZURICH (Reuters) - Hundreds of workers demonstrated at Zurich's airport on Friday to protest against wage cuts amid the coronavirus-linked travel slump. The VPOD public-sector workers union and other ...
Sep 11, 2020
Migrants safely disembark Maersk tanker after more than a month at sea
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Maersk Tankers said on Friday the 27 migrants that were stuck onboard the Maersk Etienne tanker for more than a month have safely disembarked to a ship operated by the NGO Medit...
Sep 11, 2020
U.S. special envoy hails ‘Afghan-owned’ peace talks due to start in Doha
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said on Friday he hoped talks between the Afghan government and Taliban due to begin on Saturday would lead to an en...
Sep 11, 2020
Spain aims to tax services like Whatsapp based on revenue
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain is proposing to tax companies providing calls and instant messaging services, such as Whatsapp, based on their revenue, a senior government official said on Friday. Levies wou...
Sep 11, 2020
Explainer: Next steps in the TikTok diplomatic dance
By Yingzhi Yang and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he does not plan to extend a deadline for ByteDance to sell TikTok's U.S. business, with the proces...
Sep 11, 2020
