Category Archives: Syndicated
British PM’s father travels to Greece despite UK COVID-19 advisory
ATHENS (Reuters) - The father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has flown to Greece, despite current advice for British nationals to avoid all but essential international travel. Greek governmen...
Jul 02, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear bid by Iraqis to avoid deportation
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to hear a bid by a large group of Iraqis convicted of crimes in the United States to prevent imminent deportation to the...
Jul 02, 2020
Trump says jobs report proves U.S. economy ‘roaring back’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump at a press briefing on Thursday celebrated a government report showing the country gained 4.8 million jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 11.1%...
Jul 02, 2020
Big differences at Britain-EU trade talks, Barnier-Frost meeting off
By John Chalmers BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Britain and the European Union (EU) failed to make progress in talks on post-Brexit relations this week due to major differences and called off a one-on-one meeti...
Jul 02, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump appeal over Russia report documents
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a bid by President Donald Trump's administration to avoid disclosing to a Democratic-led congressional panel...
Jul 02, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court takes up Nestle, Cargill appeals over human rights claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether American corporations can be sued for alleged human rights abuses occurring abroad under a 1789 law, agreeing on Thursday to hear appe...
Jul 02, 2020
Ghislaine Maxwell, associate of late Jeffrey Epstein, arrested in U.S., sources say
(Reuters) - Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and longtime associate of the late accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation in New Hampshire ...
Jul 02, 2020
Who’s to blame for Wirecard? Germany passes the buck
By John O'Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's accountancy watchdog has denied blame for failing to spot problems at collapsed payments firm Wirecard, the latest in a string of agencies to shirk re...
Jul 02, 2020
Canadian factory activity hints at turnaround in June
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian manufacturing activity contracted for the fourth straight month in June as the coronavirus crisis curbed demand from domestic and export markets, but was we...
Jul 02, 2020
NATO puts defence plan for Poland, Baltics into action, officials say
VILNIUS (Reuters) - NATO has put a defence plan for Poland and Baltic states into action after Turkey dropped its objections, officials from Lithuania, Poland and France have said. Turkey's foreign mi...
Jul 02, 2020
