Category Archives: Syndicated
Georgia marks first anniversary of anti-Kremlin protest
By Margarita Antidze TBILISI (Reuters) - Thousands of people gathered in the centre of Georgia's capital Tbilisi on Saturday to protest against the government and Russia one year after the brutal disp...
Jun 20, 2020
Ivory Coast ex-president Bedie says he will run in 2020 election
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Ivory Coast's octogenarian former President Henri Konan Bedie will run for office again in presidential elections in October, he said in a statement on Saturday. Bedie's candidacy ...
Jun 20, 2020
Woman sought for arson at Wendy’s where Rayshard Brooks was killed
(Reuters) - A 29-year-old woman has been identified as a suspect in setting fire to the Wendy's restaurant in Atlanta where police shot and killed Rayshard Brooks a week ago, the Atlanta Fire Rescue D...
Jun 20, 2020
Ousting of U.S. prosecutor thrusts low-profile markets regulator into unwelcome spotlight
By Chris Prentice and Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Friday's surprise bid by the U.S. Department of Justice to replace a top federal prosecutor has thrust one of the Trump administration's mo...
Jun 20, 2020
Biden aide begins forming U.S. presidential transition team
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A close adviser to former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has begun forming a team to oversee the transition if the Democratic presidential can...
Jun 20, 2020
Cuomo: Yanks, Mets to train in New York if MLB resumes
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that the Yankees and Mets would train in the state if Major League Baseball attempts to start its coronavirus-delayed season. The teams confirmed the deci...
Jun 20, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 2,215,618 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday reported 2,215,618 cases of new coronavirus, an increase of 32,218 from its previous count, and said that the number o...
Jun 20, 2020
Germany’s coronavirus reproduction rate jumps to 1.79: RKI
BERLIN (Reuters) - The reproduction of rate of the novel coronavirus in Germany has jumped to 1.79, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for public health said on Saturday, far above what is needed to cont...
Jun 20, 2020
European athletics chief Hansen dies after stroke
BERLIN (Reuters) - European Athletics chief Svein Arne Hansen died on Saturday aged 74 after failing to recover from a stroke he had suffered in March, the sports body said. Hansen, a Norwegian, had l...
Jun 20, 2020
Iran may offer discounts to lure airlines to fly through its airspace
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran is drawing up plans to offer discounts to some foreign airlines using its airspace, state news agency IRNA quoted a senior aviation official as saying on Saturday, after a slump...
Jun 20, 2020
