Category Archives: Syndicated
French soldier killed in Mali combat operations: Elysee
PARIS (Reuters) - A French soldier was killed in Mali on Thursday morning after combat operations against militants, President Emmanuel Macron's office said. "This soldier ... was killed in fighting a...
Jul 23, 2020
NFL: D.C. adopts new name – ‘Washington Football Team’ – for now
(Reuters) - The NFL's Washington franchise will be known as the "Washington Football Team" through the 2020 season, the club said on Thursday, as it chooses a new name and logo. The franchise announce...
Jul 23, 2020
Southwest sees $1 billion in cost savings next year, avoids layoffs for now
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines expects to save more than $1 billion in 2021 thanks to the high number of employees taking early retirement or extended time off as the industry grapples with th...
Jul 23, 2020
Ex-Philadelphia Congressman Ozzie Myers charged with ballot box stuffing, bribery
By Mark Hosenball (Reuters) - A former Democratic Congressman from Philadelphia, who served a prison term after being caught in a famous 1970s FBI sting, has been indicted for multiple election offenc...
Jul 23, 2020
Brady reports to Buccaneers for COVID testing
Tom Brady checked in for his 21st NFL training camp on Thursday morning and first as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The visit was brief, however, and included Brady masking up and walking throu...
Jul 23, 2020
Masks at the ready: Berlin bondage studios reopen after court repeals COVID ban
BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin's bondage studios and erotic massage parlours can reopen for business, after a court decided that appending them to a blanket closure of brothels to help contain the coronavi...
Jul 23, 2020
Tyson, 54, to face Jones Jr. in exhibition bout – reports
"Iron" Mike Tyson is headed back to the ring to take on Roy Jones Jr. in an eight-round exhibition bout, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday. Per Yahoo Sports, the contest on Sept. 12 is being...
Jul 23, 2020
Putin and Trump discussed arms control, Iran in phone call: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed arms control and Iran's nuclear arms programme in a telephone call, the Kremlin said in a statement on Thu...
Jul 23, 2020
Bosnian Serbs ask Vucic to tie their region’s independence to Kosovo talks
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - As Western diplomats try to revive stalled talks on normalising ties between Serbia and Kosovo, Bosnian Serb leaders on Thursday put pressure on Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic...
Jul 23, 2020
Irish coronavirus reproduction rate, average cases fall slightly
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The average number of people in Ireland infected by someone who has tested positive for the new coronavirus fell to 1.0 to 1.4 after it rose above 1 for the first time last week, se...
Jul 23, 2020
