Category Archives: Syndicated
Ravens’ Harbaugh terms reopening rules ‘humanly impossible’
Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh is not a fan of the new NFL guidelines for reopening practice facilities, which he termed as "humanly impossible" on Thursday. The mandates call for physical dista...
Jun 11, 2020
Arms seized by U.S., missiles used to attack Saudi Arabia ‘of Iranian origin’: U.N.
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cruise missiles used in several attacks on oil facilities and an international airport in Saudi Arabia last year were of "Iranian origin," U.N. Secretary-Gener...
Jun 11, 2020
Japan’s $94 billion reserve to combat pandemic sparks ire as PM Abe’s ‘pocket money’
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - A $94 billion emergency fund that can be tapped without parliamentary oversight has been branded Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's "pocket mo...
Jun 11, 2020
‘This is about livelihoods’: U.S. virus hotspots reopen despite second wave specter
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Facing budget shortfalls and double-digit unemployment, governors of U.S. states that are COVID-19 hotspots on Thursday pressed ahead with economic reopenings that have raise...
Jun 11, 2020
Iraq, U.S. affirm commitment to U.S. troop withdrawal: state media
CAIRO (Reuters) - Iraq and the United States have affirmed their commitment to the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq without giving a timeline, state news agency INA said on Friday, citing Iraq's Pr...
Jun 11, 2020
Report says UK BAME groups must get targeted health advice in 2nd COVID-19 wave: Sky
(Reuters) - An unpublished British government report said that black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups in Britain should be given targeted health advice in the event of a second wave of the cor...
Jun 11, 2020
Australian PM pushes for internal borders to be reopened
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's federal government stepped up pressure on state and territory leaders on Friday to reopen internal borders, a step viewed as key to reviving the country...
Jun 11, 2020
California man charged with videotaped poisoning of homeless people
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California man has been arrested on charges he poisoned eight homeless people by giving them food laced with a caustic substance derived from hot chili peppers in a string of...
Jun 11, 2020
Safe-haven currencies gain on worries of lingering economic pain
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - The safe-haven Swiss franc and the yen held on to gains on Friday while the U.S. dollar also held firm against riskier currencies after global stock prices tumbled o...
Jun 11, 2020
Indonesia park to spearhead bid to lure China supply chains
By Maikel Jefriando and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to build one of its largest industrial parks on the north coast of Java island in a renewed drive to attract manufacturers re...
Jun 11, 2020
