Category Archives: Syndicated
Athletics: U.S. sprinter Stevens banned 18 months for missed tests
(Reuters) - American sprinter Deajah Stevens, who reached the 2016 Rio Olympics 200 metres final, was banned 18 months for missing anti-doping tests and will be ineligible for next year's Tokyo Games,...
Jul 16, 2020
China buys more U.S. soybeans
By Mark Weinraub CHICAGO (Reuters) - China booked deals to buy 522,000 tonnes of soybeans, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Thursday, the latest in a string of purchases by the world's top buye...
Jul 16, 2020
Germany introduces localised lockdowns to contain COVID-19 outbreaks
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany took steps on Thursday to fine-tune its response to localised coronavirus outbreaks, introducing tighter restrictions on affected residents over smaller areas. Unlike some o...
Jul 16, 2020
Kremlin rejects Western allegations Russia tried to steal COVID-19 vaccine data
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Thursday rejected Western allegations Russia had tried to steal COVID-19 vaccine data, Russian news agencies reported. Britain's National Cyber Security Centre said e...
Jul 16, 2020
U.S. business inventories post record drop in May
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business inventories fell by the most on record in May amid the COVID-19 crisis, supporting expectations for the sharpest drop in gross domestic product in the second quart...
Jul 16, 2020
Lukashenko rivals unite behind blogger’s wife to fight Belarus election
MINSK (Reuters) - Two main rivals to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, both barred from next month's presidential election, said on Thursday they would back the wife of an arrested anti-Lukas...
Jul 16, 2020
No trans characters in major Hollywood movies for 3rd year, report finds
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood increased the numbers of gay and bisexual characters in movies in 2019, but most of them had only fleeting screen time and there were no transgender characters at all...
Jul 16, 2020
Instagram rolls out shopping feature in U.S.
(Reuters) - Instagram said on Thursday it was launching a new feature that will allow users to browse and buy products from brands and creators without leaving the app. Facebook Inc's unit said "Insta...
Jul 16, 2020
Egypt’s Sisi meets Libyan tribesmen after eastern call to intervene
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met mainly eastern Libyan tribesmen in a show of solidarity on Thursday, days after Libya's eastern-based parliament urged Cairo to intervene i...
Jul 16, 2020
IMF did not recommend Saudi Arabia VAT tripling, official says
DUBAI (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund did not recommend the decision taken by Saudi Arabia to triple value-added tax this month, an official said, cautioning against increasing consumption...
Jul 16, 2020
