Category Archives: Syndicated
Prayers at Hagia Sophia will crown decades-long Muslim campaign
By Daren Butler and Dominic Evans ISTANBUL (Reuters) - When Yunus Genc prays at Hagia Sophia on Friday it will mark the triumphant culmination of decades-long efforts by Islamist-rooted groups like hi...
Jul 23, 2020
Iraq’s coronavirus infections pass 100,000 total – health ministry
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's total number of infections from the novel coronavirus passed 100,000 on Thursday as the health ministry said 102,226 cases had been recorded. At least 4,122 people have died...
Jul 23, 2020
Mnuchin urges quick action on coronavirus relief, open to another bill: CNBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Thursday the White House is interested in getting a trillion dollar coronavirus relief bill out quickly and would be open to anothe...
Jul 23, 2020
Paris sewage reveals COVID still not flushed away
NOISY-LE-GRAND, France (Reuters) - Samples of wastewater from the Paris sewage system have been showing traces of COVID-19 again since the end of June, having vanished when France imposed a lockdown, ...
Jul 23, 2020
Chipmaker STMicroelectronics ups 2020 outlook on improved market
(Reuters) - French-Italian chipmaker STMicroelectronics raised its full-year net revenue guidance, citing new products, customer schemes and improved market conditions, as it expects the worst to be o...
Jul 23, 2020
Union Pacific quarterly profit plunges 28% on lower shipment volumes
(Reuters) - Union Pacific Corp on Thursday reported a 28% decline in quarterly profit, hurt by lower shipment volumes as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global supply chains. The Omaha, Nebraska-based...
Jul 23, 2020
Southwest and American slow quarterly cash burn but warn demand has stalled
By Tracy Rucinski and Sanjana Shivdas (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines and American Airlines each slowed their cash burn over the second quarter but warned that demand had stalled as COVID-19 cases spik...
Jul 23, 2020
Saudi king, 84, has successful surgery: state news agency
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's 84-year-old ruler, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, underwent a successful operation to remove his gallblader, state news agency SPA reported on Thursday, after he was admi...
Jul 23, 2020
Dutch lawmaker Wilders says Twitter hack could expose dissidents
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A Dutch politician whose "verified" Twitter account was among those taken over by hackers this month told Reuters on Thursday the company believes his private messages had been a...
Jul 23, 2020
Baghdad airport reopens as coronavirus cases approach 100,000
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Baghdad International Airport reopened for scheduled commercial flights on Thursday after months of closure during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit Iraq especially hard in rece...
Jul 23, 2020
