Category Archives: Syndicated
Italy arrests Sicily’s coronavirus tsar on corruption charge
PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - Sicily's coronavirus emergency coordinator was arrested along with nine other people on Thursday on suspicion of corruption and rigging of health sector tenders while in his...
May 21, 2020
UK, U.S. defence ministers discuss ‘disinformation’ from Russia, China
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's defence minister Ben Wallace and his U.S. counterpart Mark Esper discussed the need to tackle disinformation coming from Russia and China on Thursday, the British governme...
May 21, 2020
Morgan Stanley CEO: too early to consider restarting share buy backs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's Chief Executive Officer James Gorman told shareholders at its annual meeting on Thursday that it is too early for him or the board of directors to consider reinst...
May 21, 2020
U.S. says pulling out of Open Skies treaty, citing Russian violations
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States announced its intention to withdraw from the 35-nation Open Skies treaty that permits unarmed aerial surveillance flights over participating c...
May 21, 2020
Michigan Governor Whitmer reopens auto showrooms and retail by appointment
DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said on Thursday she signed a series of executive orders re-opening sectors of the economy across the state, including allowing retail and auto s...
May 21, 2020
India says China hindered Indian border patrols in latest flare-up
By Sanjeev Miglani NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India said on Thursday that Chinese troops had stood in the way of regular Indian patrols along their disputed border in flare-ups at two locations this month ...
May 21, 2020
Palestinians shun CIA after declaring end to security coordination with U.S. and Israel
By Rami Ayyub and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) - The Palestinians have suspended contacts with the CIA after announcing an end to security coordination with Israel and the United States ...
May 21, 2020
Lebanon sees highest single-day jump in coronavirus cases
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Health Ministry reported 63 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, the largest single-day increase since the outbreak of the pandemic. Lebanon has seen an increase in c...
May 21, 2020
Rock ‘n’ roll never dies: One British band jams away in isolation
By Natalie Thomas and Dylan Martinez NORFOLK, England (Reuters) - When the world was told to stay at home to escape the novel coronavirus, one British band had a choice: abandon live music or come tog...
May 21, 2020
Factbox: Second time likely the charm for Trump’s divisive intelligence pick
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate was expected to confirm U.S. Representative John Ratcliffe as director of national intelligence on Thursday over Democ...
May 21, 2020
