Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Open delays Thursday start after wild weather wreaks havoc
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A water-logged U.S. Open delayed the start of Day Four action on Thursday, hours after remnants of Hurricane Ida brought torrential rains and high winds to the grounds, flooding r...
Sep 02, 2021
Lost hope: Ortega's crackdown in Nicaragua stirs fast-growing exodus
By Daina Beth Solomon and Alvaro Murillo MEXICO CITY/SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Nicaraguan activist Jesus Adolfo Tefel has already been detained once, in 2019, when he tried to bring water to mothers on a h...
Sep 02, 2021
U.S. factory orders increase in July despite supply constraints
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for U.S.-made goods rose in July, while business spending on equipment remained strong, signs that manufacturing was holding up despite persistent supply constraints ...
Sep 02, 2021
U.S. traffic deaths jump 10.5% in early 2021
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. traffic deaths rose by 10.5% in the first three months of 2021 even though the number of miles driven fell by 2.1%, preliminary data shows. Traffic deaths have risen dramat...
Sep 02, 2021
Motor racing-I had fun and I did it my way, says retiring Raikkonen
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - Kimi Raikkonen said on Thursday Formula One had never been the most important thing in his life and he would walk away with no regrets, no complaints and no particular plan...
Sep 02, 2021
U.S. to give Ukraine more than $45 million in additional humanitarian aid -Blinken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will give Ukraine more than $45 million in additional humanitarian assistance, U.S. Secretary of state Antony Blinken said in a statement on Thursday. On Wedne...
Sep 02, 2021
Returning to film, Jane Campion says MeToo was like end of apartheid
By Silvia Aloisi VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Acclaimed New Zealand director Jane Campion, back on the big screen after a 12-year hiatus, praised fellow female film-makers for a string of top awards over...
Sep 02, 2021
Seeking re-election, Czech PM pledges to keep migrants, Brussels at bay
By Robert Muller USTI NAD LABEM, Czech Republic (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis launched his populist ANO party's campaign for re-election on Thursday vowing to keep out migrants and pre...
Sep 02, 2021
U.N. warns catastrophe looms in Ethiopia's north, urges government to end de facto aid blockade
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A de facto blockade on aid to the Tigray region in Ethiopia's north is bringing millions of people to the brink of famine, the United Nations humanitarian agency said on Thursday, ...
Sep 02, 2021
Jamaica, traffic lights or kiwis: Germany's coalition conundrum
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - A narrowing of the polls over the past 10 days has turned what looked like a homeward romp for Germany's conservatives into a tight race to succeed Chancellor Ange...
Sep 02, 2021
