Category Archives: Syndicated
Spain’s PM reasonably optimistic about Calvino getting Eurogroup job
MADRID/LISBON (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday he was "reasonably optimistic" that his Economy Minister Nadia Calvino will be elected as head of the Eurogroup by fellow ...
Jul 06, 2020
U.S. court orders Dakota Access oil pipeline to be shut, emptied
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Energy Transfer LP's 570,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Dakota Access oil pipeline must be shut down and emptied in 30 days, a U.S. district court ordered on Monday, dealing the biggest...
Jul 06, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court restricts ‘electors’ in presidential contests
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to free "electors" in the complex Electoral College system that decides the U.S. presidency from state laws that use penalties to f...
Jul 06, 2020
U.N. says attacks by Islamist militia in Congo may be war crimes
(Reuters) - Systematic and brutal attacks by Islamist militants in the Congo over the last 18 months may amount to war crimes, the United Nations said on Monday. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a ...
Jul 06, 2020
Malawi’s Chakwera pledges graft clampdown in subdued inauguration amid virus
By Frank Phiri LILONGWE (Reuters) - Malawi's new President Lazarus Chakwera pledged to clamp down on corruption on Monday, as he delivered his inauguration speech in a scaled-down ceremony dampened by...
Jul 06, 2020
Pakistan’s health minister tests positive for COVID-19
By Charlotte Greenfield and Mubasher Bukhari ISLAMABAD/LAHORE (Reuters) - Pakistan's health minister on Monday said he had tested positive for COVID-19, the latest senior figure to contract the novel ...
Jul 06, 2020
German prosecutor arrests head of Wirecard’s Dubai unit
BERLIN (Reuters) - German prosecutors said on Monday they had arrested the head of a Dubai-based subsidiary of insolvent payments company Wirecard, widening the circle of suspects in its fraud investi...
Jul 06, 2020
Trump calls on Wallace to apologize after probes of noose, cites ‘hoax’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday appeared to urge NASCAR's Bubba Wallace to apologize over an incident involving a noose found in the racecar driver's garage last month, ca...
Jul 06, 2020
Portugal’s Costa says EU must act swiftly on coronavirus response
LISBON (Reuters) - Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa urged his fellow leaders in the European Union on Monday to move swiftly when they meet next week to approve plans for a coronavirus recovery...
Jul 06, 2020
Five sumo association members in Japan confirmed to have antibody for coronavirus – NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Five members of Japan's Sumo Association were confirmed to have the coronavirus antibody, public broadcaster NHK said on Monday, citing the association. The association has conducted...
Jul 06, 2020
