Category Archives: Syndicated
Russian journalists fear growing media persecution after treason arrest
By Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian journalists have launched a petition demanding treason allegations against a former reporter be made public, fearing the case is bogus and that media are be...
Jul 08, 2020
UK toll from confirmed COVID-19 cases rises 126 to 44,517
LONDON (Reuters) - The death toll from confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom rose by 126 to 44,517, health officials said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Andy Bruce; editing by Stephen Addison)
Jul 08, 2020
Pompeo praises Google, Facebook, Twitter for not surrendering user data to Hong Kong government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday gave kudos to Google, Facebook and Twitter for refusing to surrender user data to the Hong Kong government, and encouraged other...
Jul 08, 2020
Pompeo says U.N. arms embargo on Iran must be extended to prevent further regional conflict
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday urged the U.N. Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran and said the U.S. and partner forces last month seized a vesse...
Jul 08, 2020
Democratic progressive concedes New Jersey congressional primary contest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arati Kreibich, a Democratic progressive challenging U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer in New Jersey's 5th congressional district primary, conceded the race on Wednesday and p...
Jul 08, 2020
Guards block oil tanker from loading at Libya’s Es Sider port, NOC says
CAIRO (Reuters) - Petroleum facilities guards prevented a tanker from entering Libya's Es Eider port to load a cargo of crude oil from storage on Wednesday, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) said in ...
Jul 08, 2020
Motor racing: Age is not the issue, says returning Alonso
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Two-times Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso said age was not the issue after securing a comeback deal with Renault to race into his 40s. The Spaniard turns ...
Jul 08, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court allows broader religious exemption to birth control coverage
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday endorsed a plan by President Donald Trump's administration to give employers broad religious and moral exemptions from a f...
Jul 08, 2020
Italy will exit Monte Paschi by end-2021 as planned: economy minister
ROME (Reuters) - Italy will meet its commitment to sell its controlling stake in Monte dei Paschi di Siena by the end of 2021, Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri said on Wednesday. Rome owns 68% of th...
Jul 08, 2020
Brazil retail sales rose at record pace in May, suggesting economic rebound likely
By Gabriela Mello SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian retail sales jumped at record pace in May, official figures showed on Wednesday, suggesting the economy could be on a recovery path as authorities gra...
Jul 08, 2020
