Category Archives: Syndicated
U.S. intelligence shows Russian bounties led to U.S. troop deaths, reports say
By Mark Hosenball and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian bounty offers to Taliban militants led to the deaths of several U.S. soldiers according to U.S. intelligence agencies, the Washington ...
Jun 29, 2020
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam to address top U.N. rights forum on Tuesday
GENEVA (Reuters) - Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam will address the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, the U.N. programme showed, amid growing concerns about draft national...
Jun 29, 2020
H&M’s online second-hand shop Sellpy launches in Germany
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish online second-hand shop Sellpy, which is majority-owned by fashion giant H&M, has launched in Germany in a first step outside its home market as it bets on shoppers trend...
Jun 29, 2020
U.S. envoy in Lebanon says ‘page turned’ after interview ban
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador in Lebanon said on Monday the page had been turned on an incident sparked by a court ruling banning media in the country from interviewing her after she heaped c...
Jun 29, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court gives president more power over consumer financial agency
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed President Donald Trump more authority over a federal agency charged with protecting consumers in the financial sector,...
Jun 29, 2020
EU extends economic sanctions against Russia for six months
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union nations formally extended economic sanctions against Russia on Monday by six months until Jan. 31 next year, the grouping of EU countries known as the European Coun...
Jun 29, 2020
French Olympic Committee denounces racist graffiti outside Sport Institute
PARIS (Reuters) - The French Olympic Committee (CNOSF) has denounced racist graffiti that was found on Black athletes' posters in front of the National Institute of Sport (INSEP) at the weekend. The C...
Jun 29, 2020
Brazil political risk looms large again over markets
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Political risk is again emerging as a major source of market instability in Brazil, as a series of setbacks for President Jair Bolsonaro sucks the life out of a ...
Jun 29, 2020
Trauma, abuse for Thai elephants taught tricks for tourists, charity says
By Juarawee Kittisilpa and Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) - Undercover video obtained for an investigation into alleged animal cruelty shows baby elephants in Thailand taken from their mothers the...
Jun 29, 2020
U.S. teens advise schools on fall reopening during COVID-19 pandemic
By Alicia Powell and Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - When U.S. schools begin the next academic year with the country still fighting the coronavirus pandemic, students should spend half their tim...
Jun 29, 2020
