Category Archives: Syndicated
Brazil issues new guidelines for meatpackers as coronavirus pandemic ravages plants
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Brazilian government on Friday published new guidelines for meatpackers after a spike of COVID-19 cases at food plants, including keeping workers at least one met...
Jun 19, 2020
Mexican president says he ordered release of ‘El Chapo’s’ son
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday said he personally ordered the release of Ovidio Guzman, one of the sons of notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzma...
Jun 19, 2020
Dutch police break up rowdy rallies at colonial-era statue
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Police on horseback on Friday evening charged rival protesters gathered near the statue of a 17th century colonial-era Dutch officer at the centre of anti-racism demonstrators in...
Jun 19, 2020
What pandemic? Colombians shop during VAT-free day amid coronavirus quarantine
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Colombians braved lengthy lines on Friday to take advantage of a one-day lifting of sales tax, even amid a coronavirus quarantine and near...
Jun 19, 2020
Baseball: Minnesota Twins remove statue of racist ex-owner Griffith
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - The Minnesota Twins on Friday said the club has removed a statue of the late former owner Calvin Griffith from outside Target Field in Minneapolis because of racist comment...
Jun 19, 2020
U.S. Disneyland workers say proposed July reopening may be too early
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Unions representing 17,000 workers at Walt Disney Co's Disneyland Resort in California have told the state's governor they are not convinced the theme park wil...
Jun 19, 2020
MLB, NHL teams close Florida facilities, dampening outlook for sports in COVID-19 era
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - The hope for a return of professional sports in North America took a hit on Friday as two teams from MLB and one from the NHL closed their Florida facilities after ...
Jun 19, 2020
U.S. Open organisers rethinking decision on wheelchair event
(Reuters) - The organisers of the U.S. Open said on Friday they could have better communicated with wheelchair athletes before announcing they would not be part of this year's scaled-down event in New...
Jun 19, 2020
Dream’s Montgomery to skip WNBA season to focus on social reform
(Reuters) - Atlanta Dream guard Renee Montgomery will sit out the new Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) season to focus on social justice reform. The death of George Floyd, an unarmed bla...
Jun 19, 2020
Exclusive: Mexico freezes bank accounts of entities sanctioned by U.S.
By Diego Or MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Mexican government's financial crime department has frozen the bank accounts of companies and people blacklisted by the United States under accusations of havin...
Jun 19, 2020
