Category Archives: Syndicated
Russian aircraft active in Libya, AFRICOM says
CAIRO (Reuters) - Russian jets delivered to Libya in May are being actively used in the North African country, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said on Thursday. At least 14 MiG-29s and several Su-24s we...
Jun 18, 2020
Djokovic says important all players free to travel to U.S. Open
(Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic says he is excited by the prospect of playing at the U.S. Open but says it would only be fair if every player eligible is able to compete. The Unites States...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. retail foot traffic rebounds, more staff at work, as lockdowns ease
By Howard Schneider (Reuters) - Retail foot traffic recovered to approach pre-lockdown levels last week and businesses appeared to bring more employees back to the job, according to data from firms th...
Jun 18, 2020
Portraits of former Confederate House speakers to be removed: Pelosi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Portraits of four former House of Representatives speakers who served the Confederacy will be removed from the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday. The por...
Jun 18, 2020
Saudi Aramco cuts hundreds of jobs amid oil market downturn, sources say
DUBAI (Reuters) - State oil giant Saudi Aramco started laying off hundreds of employees this month, two sources familiar with the matter said, as global energy companies reduce their workforces in res...
Jun 18, 2020
UK says EU trade deal will be difficult if no progress before October
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain warned the European Union on Thursday that it would be difficult to conclude a Brexit free trade deal by the end of the year unless broad agreement had been reached by Octob...
Jun 18, 2020
Atlantia asks EU to intervene in concession row with Italy
By Francesca Landini and Stephen Jewkes MILAN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Infrastructure group Atlantia has asked the European Commission to intervene in a political dispute over its motorway concession, acc...
Jun 18, 2020
Top Pentagon official Wheelbarger resigns, urges colleagues to be guided by U.S. Constitution
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kathryn Wheelbarger, one of the Pentagon's most prominent and respected policy officials, is resigning after three years in the job after President Donald Trump ...
Jun 18, 2020
Coronavirus raises stakes as auto unions ready for a fight
By Gilles Guillaume, Edward Taylor and Jan Schwartz PARIS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The coronavirus crisis has forced carmakers to speed up layoffs that must be matched with hefty payouts and deft negotia...
Jun 18, 2020
U.N. mulls proposal to reopen Iraq crossing for pandemic aid to Syria
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council is considered a proposal to reopen a border crossing from Iraq into Syria for six months to allow the delivery of humanitar...
Jun 18, 2020
