Category Archives: Syndicated
Two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker calls league a leading voice for social justice
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Los Angeles Sparks forward Candace Parker, two-time WNBA MVP, said she is in the best shape in years and ready to start a new season of the women's basketball leagu...
Jul 07, 2020
Exclusive: Chile putting mine workers’ health over copper production, minister says
By Fabian Cambero and Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's mines minister said on Tuesday there were "no silver bullets" to help the industry weather the coronavirus pandemic, but insisted the w...
Jul 07, 2020
Huawei says U.S. pressure on Brazil threatens long delays in 5G rollout
By Gabriela Mello SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Huawei Technologies executive warned that Brazil could suffer years of delay in deploying a 5G telecoms network and higher costs if it succumbs to mounting U....
Jul 07, 2020
Facebook ad boycott organizers see ‘no commitment to action’ in Zuckerberg meeting
(Reuters) - Organizers of a growing Facebook advertising boycott said on Tuesday they see "no commitment to action" after meeting with Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg. More than 900 advertise...
Jul 07, 2020
New French PM pledges 7.5 billion euros for hospital staff
PARIS (Reuters) - France's new prime minister, Jean Castex, said on Tuesday his government would commit an envelope of 7.5 billion euros to raise wages of hospital workers. "I have insisted for jobs t...
Jul 07, 2020
Italy PM Conte says won’t accept ‘weak compromise’ on EU recovery fund
LISBON (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Tuesday the European Union must provide a strong response to the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that support m...
Jul 07, 2020
Lebanon’s Hezbollah talks to government about Iran fuel idea
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The powerful Hezbollah group said on Tuesday it is in talks with the Lebanese government about the possibility of Iran supplying the country with refined oil products in exchange fo...
Jul 07, 2020
Turkey says six killed in bomb attack near Syria border
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A bomb attack by the Kurdish YPG militia killed six people and wounded 11 on Tuesday in the northeastern Syrian town of Tel Abyad, near the Turkish border, the Turkish Defence Min...
Jul 07, 2020
Turkey, Italy agree Libya needs political solution – Turkish defence ministry
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey and Italy's defence ministers agreed at talks on Tuesday on the need for a political solution to Libya's conflict, according to a readout by the Turkish defence ministry. "...
Jul 07, 2020
Trump says he will pressure governors to open schools in the fall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would pressure state governors to open schools in the fall, despite a steady increase in coronavirus cases across the country. Spe...
Jul 07, 2020
