Category Archives: Syndicated
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
Factbox: Five U.S. gubernatorial races to watch
(Reuters) - Only a handful of the U.S. gubernatorial elections this year are expected to be competitive, according to current polling, with either Democratic and Republican candidates enjoying command...
Sep 11, 2020
EU-China summit to mark soured relations with deal on whiskey
By Robin Emmott and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Once billed as the diplomatic high point in China-European Union relations, a summit on Monday is likely to show how far the relationship has...
Sep 11, 2020
Fast take: Used cars, new couches cost more, but unlikely to impact U.S. election
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Consumer prices aren't rising fast enough to make inflation a major issue in the upcoming U.S. presidential election, the latest data from the Labor Department suggests. In f...
Sep 11, 2020
Colombian Martinez wins stage 13 of the Tour de France
PUY MARY, France (Reuters) - Colombian Dani Martinez won the 13th stage of the Tour de France, a 191.5-km trek from Chatel-Guyon on Friday. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Catherine Evans)
Sep 11, 2020
Armenia ends state of emergency but some restrictions to remain until January
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Armenia's government lifted a state of emergency on Friday, saying the coronavirus was spreading less quickly than before, but said some restrictions would stay in place until Janu...
Sep 11, 2020
Lebanon faces hurdles to deliver cabinet on time
By Tom Perry and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon faces an uphill struggle to deliver a new government next week as promised by its leaders to French President Emmanuel Macron, with new U.S. sa...
Sep 11, 2020
