Category Archives: Syndicated
Four people die in accident near coal mine of Russia’s Severstal
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Four workers died when a building they were demolishing near a coal mine of Russian steel producer Severstal collapsed on Saturday, the company said in a statement. The people worke...
Aug 15, 2020
Motorcycling: Yamaha’s Vinales claims pole at Austrian Grand Prix
(Reuters) - Yamaha's Maverick Vinales took pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix, edging out Pramac Ducati's Jack Miller in a closely contested qualifying session in Spielberg on Saturday. Vinales...
Aug 15, 2020
German health minister warns against ‘party holidays’
BERLIN/PALMA DE MALLORCA (Reuters) - The German health minister said on Saturday party holidays were irresponsible as he defended a decision to declare nearly all of Spain, including the tourist islan...
Aug 15, 2020
‘Fortnite’ app removal threatens social lifeline for young gamers
By Sheila Dang and Patrick Graham NEW YORK/BENGALURU (Reuters) - A YouTube alert interrupted Jack Erricker's schoolwork on Friday morning as he and kids all over the world woke up to the news that the...
Aug 15, 2020
Debenhams appoints advisers to draw up plans for possible liquidation
LONDON (Reuters) - Struggling British department store chain has appointed Hilco Capital to draw up contingency plans for a possible liquidation of the chain in the unlikely event that an attempt to s...
Aug 15, 2020
Pope calls for dialogue between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over Nile dam
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis called for dialogue between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on Saturday, urging them not to let a dispute over a dam on the Nile lead to conflict. The Grand Ethiopian R...
Aug 15, 2020
Vietnam reports 21 new COVID-19 infections, two deaths
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's health ministry reported 21 new coronavirus infections and two deaths on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 950, with 23 fatalit...
Aug 15, 2020
Indian and Nepali prime ministers speak for first time since land dispute
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepali counterpart K. P. Sharma Oli spoke on Saturday for the first time since a diplomatic spat over a map and a disputed area of territ...
Aug 15, 2020
Another American ritual the pandemic has warped: college arrivals
By Brad Brooks LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - Brandon Vergel stood outside his new student dormitory at Texas Tech University, grappling with the bittersweet nature of yet another American rite of passage...
Aug 15, 2020
Taiwan’s China-friendly opposition routed in mayoral by-election
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT), which traditionally favours close ties with China, was routed in a key mayoral by-election on Saturday, a vote ...
Aug 15, 2020
