Category Archives: Syndicated
Canada extends COVID-19 international border closures, mandatory quarantine order
By Kelsey Johnson OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada is extending a global travel ban and mandatory quarantine measures that require most travelers to Canada, including citizens returning home, to self-isolate...
Jun 30, 2020
Doping: China anti-doping official urges WADA and U.S. to end feud
(Reuters) - A leading anti-doping official from China urged the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and U.S. anti-doping authorities to end their escalating feud on Tuesday, saying collaboration was the b...
Jun 30, 2020
India deploys helicopter, 12 drones to stop fast-spreading locusts
By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India on Tuesday deployed a helicopter and a dozen drones spraying insecticide to stop desert locusts that have spread to nine heartland states of the world's ...
Jun 30, 2020
Blazers to sign PG Adams – report
The Portland Trail Blazers plan to sign point guard Jaylen Adams ahead of the NBA's restart in Orlando, Fla., ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Tuesday. Adams, 24, was the MVP runner-up in the NBA G ...
Jun 30, 2020
Sahel states, international states to intensify military push against jihadists: communique
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - International and regional powers on Tuesday agreed to intensify their military efforts against Islamist militants in the West African Sahel region after a summit to discuss the...
Jun 30, 2020
EU condemns envoy expulsion from Venezuela, warns of isolation
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union condemned on Tuesday a decision by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to expel the bloc's envoy, calling for Caracas to reverse its move and summoning Venezuel...
Jun 30, 2020
Lufthansa says CEO to assume additional responsibility for finances
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Lufthansa said Chief Executive Carsten Spohr will assume additional responsibility for the airline's finances after the departure of fellow executive board member Thorst...
Jun 30, 2020
San Francisco, House Democrats unveil plans to cut building emissions
By Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) - San Francisco on Tuesday was set to propose legislation outlawing the use of natural gas in buildings, as congressional Democrats unveiled a blueprin...
Jun 30, 2020
Mexico loses 12 million jobs, workers in informal sector grow
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Twelve million Mexicans have lost their jobs since March as part of the economic fallout from the coronavirus, and the number of people working in the informal sector shot up s...
Jun 30, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Biden says he is targeting early August to announce his vice presidential pick
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Simon Lewis WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Tuesday he hoped to announce his choice of vice presidential candidate in early Aug...
Jun 30, 2020
