Category Archives: Syndicated
‘Physical restraint’ factor in Tucson man’s death in police custody, says coroner
By Paul Ingram TUCSON, Ariz. (Reuters) - "Physical restraint" was a factor in the death of a Latino man who died in police custody in Tucson, Arizona, in April, a coroner's report and internal police ...
Jun 25, 2020
Argentina, Brazil monitor massive locust swarm; crop damage seen limited
By Maximilian Heath and Ana Mano BUENOS AIRES/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Argentina and Brazil are monitoring the movement of a 15-square-kilometer locust swarm in Argentina's northeast, though authorities ...
Jun 25, 2020
FIFA agree massive $1.5 billion COVID-19 relief plan
By Simon Evans (Reuters) - FIFA announced on Thursday that it had agreed a $1.5 billion relief plan to help deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global game. FIFA's plan means world so...
Jun 25, 2020
Pakistani prime minister under fire for bin Laden ‘martyrdom’ remark
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani opposition parties criticized Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday after he told parliament that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been "martyred" in 2011 by U.S. fo...
Jun 25, 2020
German minister demands regulatory rethink after Wirecard collapse
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz described as a scandal the collapse of Wirecard after the payments company disclosed a hole in its books that left it owing creditors almost $4 b...
Jun 25, 2020
Ireland to ease travel restrictions with some countries from July 9
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland plans to lift from July 9 a 14-day quarantine for people arriving from countries that have also suppressed the coronavirus, acting prime minister Leo Varadkar said on Thursd...
Jun 25, 2020
NFL: Annual Hall of Fame game, ceremony moved to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic
(Reuters) - The annual NFL Hall of Fame exhibition game, the traditional curtain-raiser to the football season, has been pushed back by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said on Thursday...
Jun 25, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic makes more people vulnerable to trafficking, says annual U.S. report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The coronavirus pandemic had made more people vulnerable to human trafficking, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday as an annual U.S. report added Afghanistan an...
Jun 25, 2020
Former Trump 2016 Republican rival Fiorina to back Biden
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Carly Fiorina, a formal rival of Donald Trump for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, plans to cast her vote for Democrat Joe Biden in November. "I've been very clear t...
Jun 25, 2020
Russia quits U.N. system aimed at protecting hospitals, aid in Syria
By Tom Perry and Stephanie Nebehay BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) - Russia has quit a United Nations arrangement that aimed to protect hospitals and humanitarian aid deliveries in Syria from being hit by the...
Jun 25, 2020
