Category Archives: Syndicated
Soccer: Brazil withdraws from race to host 2023 Women’s World Cup
(Reuters) - Brazil has withdrawn its candidacy to host the 2023 Women's World Cup, with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) saying the government did not consider it wise to offer financial gua...
Jun 08, 2020
Ground-penetrating radar reveals splendor of ancient Roman city
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a glimpse into the future of archeology, researchers have used ground-penetrating radar to map an entire ancient Roman city, detecting remarkable details of bu...
Jun 08, 2020
Syrian pound hits record low ahead of new U.S. sanctions: dealers
AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian pound sank to a new record low on Monday as investors scrambled for dollars ahead of new U.S. sanctions later this month, which many fear will tighten the noose around Pre...
Jun 08, 2020
Toronto’s first black police chief announces surprise retirement
By Moira Warburton TORONTO (Reuters) - The first black police chief of Toronto, Canada's largest city, abruptly announced his retirement on Monday, saying he would step down nearly a year early on Jul...
Jun 08, 2020
NFL lays out protocols for reopening facilities
With NFL teams reportedly set to start bringing players back to the workplace later this month, the NFL issued a detailed list of protocols Monday for the reopening of club facilities. The full nine-p...
Jun 08, 2020
Contact tracing app of UK’s NHS almost ready: The Times
(Reuters) - The track and trace smartphone app of Britain's National Health Service (NHS), which is meant to help keep the novel coronavirus outbreak under control, will be ready for launch in time fo...
Jun 08, 2020
Honduras begins reopening economy despite coronavirus risk to health system
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras on Monday began gradually reopening its economy after almost three months of paralysis during the coronavirus pandemic, even as some doctors warned the healthcare syst...
Jun 08, 2020
Brazil total COVID-19 deaths rise to 37,134, says state health secretaries
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil reported a total of 37,134 deaths due to coronavirus and 707,412 confirmed cases as of Monday, according to the Council of State Health Secretaries (Conass), which brings t...
Jun 08, 2020
Tennis: USTA cuts 110 jobs due to COVID-19 fallout
(Reuters) - The United States Tennis Association (USTA) said on Monday it will eliminate 110 jobs and close its White Plains, New York office as part of belt-tightening measures brought on by the COVI...
Jun 08, 2020
North Korea says it will sever hotlines with South Korea: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Tuesday it will sever inter-Korean hotlines with South Korea as the first step toward completely shutting down all means of contact with Seoul, state news agency ...
Jun 08, 2020
