Category Archives: Syndicated
North Korea’s Kim stresses self-sufficient economy at a politburo meeting: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a meeting of the politburo of the country's ruling Workers Party, where economic projects including the chemical industry were discussed, sta...
Jun 07, 2020
Historic Oakland black book store sells out of books on racial discrimination
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Marcus Books in Oakland, California, has served the black community in the Bay Area with books by and about African Americans for the past 60 years. Its doors have been ope...
Jun 07, 2020
UK firms will need new equity to cope with COVID debt surge: TheCityUK
LONDON (Reuters) - About a third of the debt being taken on by British companies under the government's emergency coronavirus lending programmes could be unsustainable, raising the need for fresh capi...
Jun 07, 2020
NFL: Redskins’ Peterson vows to kneel during national anthem
Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson said he will kneel during the national anthem this season to protest racial injustice, and he doesn't plan to be the only player to do so. Peterson mad...
Jun 07, 2020
Boxing: Mayer positive for COVID-19, will miss Tuesday’s fight
Boxer Mikaela Mayer tested positive for the coronavirus and will miss her scheduled junior lightweight bout on Tuesday against Helen Joseph. The 10-round bout was scheduled to be one of the featured f...
Jun 07, 2020
UK to announce laws to prevent foreign takeovers posing national security risk: Times
(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is preparing to announce tough laws to prevent foreign takeovers that pose risks to national security amid growing concern about the influence of China...
Jun 07, 2020
Floyd’s death spurs ‘Gen Z’ activists to set up new D.C. rights group
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jacqueline LaBayne and Kerrigan Williams met for the very first time in person on Wednesday, at a sit-in they organized in front of the U.S. Capitol over the ...
Jun 07, 2020
Mexico takes out $1 billion loan from World Bank: newspaper
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico has taken out a $1 billion loan from the World Bank as the effects of the coronavirus begin to squeeze the economy, a business newspaper reported on Sunday. El Economist...
Jun 07, 2020
UK considers giving drivers up to £6,000 in new car scrappage scheme: Telegraph
(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering giving drivers up to 6,000 pounds ($7,609.20) to swap their diesel and petrol cars for electric vehicles, under plans to relaunch the ec...
Jun 07, 2020
Chile coronavirus death toll jumps sharply after new cases added
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile revised its death toll linked to the novel coronavirus outbreak sharply higher on Sunday, adding fatalities from databases that previously had no...
Jun 07, 2020
