Category Archives: Syndicated
Libyan GNA fighters head for front as battle for Sirte looms
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) on Saturday moved fighters closer to Sirte, a gateway to Libya's main oil terminals that the GNA says ...
Jul 18, 2020
Algeria sees state carrier’s losses from coronavirus at $272 million this year
By Hamid Ould Ahmed ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria, already under financial pressure after a fall in energy earnings, expects state carrier Air Algerie's losses from the coronavirus pandemic to reach 35 ...
Jul 18, 2020
Golf: Back better but game lacks sharpness, says Woods
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods said his back was feeling better but his game remained a little out of sorts after carding a third-round one-under 71 at the Memorial Tournament in steamy Dublin, Ohio on Satur...
Jul 18, 2020
Going to the beach in Paris? Why not test for COVID-19?
By Noemie Olive and John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - Parisians heading to the opening of Paris Plages, the yearly transformation of sections of the Seine river into man-made beaches, were met with a new a...
Jul 18, 2020
G20 officials pledge to keep cooperating to bolster global economy
By Marwa Rashad and Andrea Shalal RIYADH/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies on Saturday vowed to continue using "all available policy tools" to fight the cor...
Jul 18, 2020
NBA mourns death of civil rights icon John Lewis
The NBA mourned the passing of civil rights leader and long-time United States congressman Rep. John Lewis, who died Friday of pancreatic cancer. He was 80. "The NBA Family mourns the passing of Rep. ...
Jul 18, 2020
Kuwait’s ageing emir in hospital, crown prince takes over some duties: state news agency
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's 91-year-old ruler Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah was admitted to hospital on Saturday for medical checks, and the country's crown prince will temporarily carry out som...
Jul 18, 2020
Trail of missing Wirecard executive leads to Belarus, Der Spiegel reports
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Former Wirecard chief operating officer Jan Marsalek travelled to Minsk soon after he was suspended and may still be in Belarus or Russia, a German magazine reported on Saturday....
Jul 18, 2020
Kuwait central bank says currency strong in statement issued after emir hospitalised
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's central bank governor issued a statement on Saturday noting the strength and stability of the country's currency, which is pegged to a weighted basket of the oil-exporting ...
Jul 18, 2020
Canada’s Woods wins stage five of virtual Tour de France
(Reuters) - Canada's Michael Woods won stage five of the men's virtual Tour de France on Saturday after turning in a strong performance on Mont Ventoux to finish ahead of NTT Pro Cycling duo Domenico ...
Jul 18, 2020
