Category Archives: Syndicated
Philippines extends partial restrictions in the capital to contain virus
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is enforcing partial coronavirus restrictions in the capital for another two weeks, and warned that stricter curbs would be reinstated if the r...
Jul 15, 2020
Apple expands news offerings with audio, local newspaper stories
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Wednesday expanded its news offerings with audio versions of stories narrated by voice actors for subscribers, a morning newscast hosted by two journalists a...
Jul 15, 2020
George Floyd’s family sues Minneapolis and four officers over his death
(Reuters) - A trustee for the family of George Floyd, who died on May 25 after a Minneapolis policeman knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, sued the city of Minneapolis and four of its police of...
Jul 15, 2020
Native American tribes to oppose temporary Dakota Access oil line stay order: lawyers
By Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK (Reuters) - Native American tribes will file a response by next week opposing a U.S. court's order that allows the Dakota Access oil pipeline to keep flowing, lawyers ...
Jul 15, 2020
Austrian telcos complain that 5G network expansion has stalled
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's three major mobile network providers said on Wednesday that the expansion of the 5G network in the country had stalled, partly due to high rental costs for mobile masts an...
Jul 15, 2020
‘Be cool’, France’s Macron tells hecklers on walkabout
PARIS (Reuters) - Accosted by protesters during a Bastille Day walkabout, France's President Emmanuel Macron urged his hecklers to "be cool" in a testy exchange caught in footage that emerged on Wedne...
Jul 15, 2020
Judge dismisses cruise passengers’ COVID-19 lawsuits
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - A federal judge dismissed lawsuits by Grand Princess cruise ship passengers who sued for emotional distress caused by their fear of exposure to COVID-19, saying that allowing t...
Jul 15, 2020
ViacomCBS fires Nick Cannon, citing ‘hateful speech’ in podcast
(Reuters) - Popular U.S. TV host and actor Nick Cannon has been fired by ViacomCBS for promoting what the media company on Wednesday said was hateful speech and spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theor...
Jul 15, 2020
ISM says launching U.S. purchasing managers’ index for hospitals in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Institute for Supply Management said on Wednesday it would launch a new Purchasing Managers' Index for hospitals next month, to assess domestic hospital supply chains a...
Jul 15, 2020
Lebanon must stay neutral to stave off poverty, patriarch says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon needs to stay neutral to be saved from hunger and poverty, its senior Christian cleric said on Wednesday, urging Lebanese to keep out of conflicts in Arab countries but deny...
Jul 15, 2020
