Category Archives: Syndicated
U.S. executes Wesley Purkey, second federal execution in 17 years, spokeswoman says
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department executed convicted murderer Wesley Purkey on Thursday, the second federal execution in a week after a 17-year pause, a Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman sa...
Jul 16, 2020
Canada adds more than one million jobs in June: ADP
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada added 1,042,900 jobs in June as business reopened after shutdowns related to COVID-19, led by hiring in the trade, transportation and utilities sector, according to a report...
Jul 16, 2020
YouTube not liable for illegal copyrighted works on its platform, EU court adviser says
By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google's YouTube and other online platforms are not liable when users upload illegal copyrighted works onto their platforms but rightholders can ask for injuncti...
Jul 16, 2020
U.S. retail sales increase in June; weekly jobless claims remain elevated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in June, but the budding economic recovery is being threatened by a resurgence in new COVID-19 infections and high unemployment. T...
Jul 16, 2020
Russian court rules to keep ex-journalist accused of treason behind bars
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court on Thursday rejected an appeal by former journalist Ivan Safronov who was accused of treason earlier this month and said he had to remain in pre-trial detention. Saf...
Jul 16, 2020
Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s easing of rule on methane emissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in California late on Wednesday blocked a rollback by the Trump administration of a rule on slashing emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane from oil an...
Jul 16, 2020
EU lawmakers want action over ‘continuing deterioration of democracy’ in Poland
WARSAW (Reuters) - The European Union must act against Poland's nationalist government for undermining democracy, a European Parliament committee said on Thursday after the re-election of a conservati...
Jul 16, 2020
American, JetBlue sign strategic partnership to drive pandemic recovery
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - American Airlines and JetBlue Airways said on Thursday they had agreed a strategic partnership to boost flying options in New York and Boston and create what exec...
Jul 16, 2020
Don’t leave Britain’s food strategy to the market, says Tesco boss
LONDON (Reuters) - The boss of Tesco , Britain's biggest supermarket group, on Thursday called for a comprehensive UK food strategy that does not rely on market forces but instead brings together heal...
Jul 16, 2020
Sudan says Ethiopia denies filling the Renaissance dam reservoir
CAIRO (Reuters) - Ethiopia told Sudan that the news saying that it has started filling the Renaissance Dam reservoir was incorrect, Sudan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Ethiopia's...
Jul 16, 2020
