Category Archives: Syndicated
U.S. Olympian Lea Davison cycles past homophobia toward winning
By Matthew Lavietes NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Two-time U.S. Olympic mountain biker Lea Davison should be pedaling towards her dream of winning a gold medal this week. But since the coron...
Jul 23, 2020
FBI interviewing Chinese visa holders across U.S. about possible military ties -Justice Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has interviewed visa holders it believes to secretly be members of the Chinese military in more than two dozen U.S. cities, the Justice Department said on Thursday. The ...
Jul 23, 2020
U.S. Justice Department watchdog to probe use of force in Portland, D.C.
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog said Thursday his office will launch an investigation into allegations that federal agents used excessive force...
Jul 23, 2020
Plastic pollution flowing into oceans to triple by 2040 – study
By Joe Brock SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The amount of plastic waste flowing into the ocean and killing marine life could triple in the next 20 years, unless companies and governments can drastically reduce...
Jul 23, 2020
Fed broadens access to three emergency lending facilities
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday broadened access to three of its lending facilities designed to provide a credit backstop to firms hurt in the coronavirus crisis, allowing broker dea...
Jul 23, 2020
Ukrainian anti-graft group says razing of activist’s house was assassination bid
By Matthias Williams KYIV (Reuters) - The family home of a prominent Ukrainian anti-corruption activist burned down in what his organization on Thursday called an assassination bid, demanding that Pre...
Jul 23, 2020
USOPC launches fund for athletes facing COVID-19 hardship
(Reuters) - United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) announced a new fund on Thursday to support athletes facing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the postponement of the...
Jul 23, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 3,952,273 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 3,952,273 cases of the coronavirus, an increase of 70,106 cases from its previous count, and said that the nu...
Jul 23, 2020
Chile extradites man accused of murdering Japanese girlfriend in France
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean authorities on Thursday said they were proceeding with the extradition to France of a man accused of murdering his Japanese girlfriend in that country in late 2016, cappin...
Jul 23, 2020
Bolivia election to be delayed until Oct. 18 amid pandemic
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's electoral tribunal said on Thursday that a presidential election that had been slated for early September would be delayed until Oct. 18 amid rising cases of COVID-19 in t...
Jul 23, 2020
