Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cineworld suspends operations at UK, U.S. theatres, impacting 45,000 jobs
(Reuters) - Cineworld said on Monday it would temporarily shut its movie theatres in the United States and the UK, a move that would impact 45,000 jobs, as it deals with a significant downturn in the ...
Oct 05, 2020
State premier Laschet is frontrunner to succeed Merkel: party sources
By Andreas Rinke and Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) - Armin Laschet is fast emerging as the frontrunner in the race to be the ruling Christian Democrats' (CDU) candidate for chancellor in Germany's fede...
Oct 05, 2020
Lira slide towards 8-per-dollar highlights Turkey economic pressure points
LONDON (Reuters) - The Turkish lira's move towards the 8-to-the dollar mark will compound its 25% slide this year, amplifying existing pressures on companies and the broader economy. Below are three c...
Oct 05, 2020
Britain open to Aussie-style EU trade deal but Australia wants more
By Byron Kaye and Swati Pandey SYDNEY (Reuters) - As Britain's negotiations with the European Union on a post-Brexit trade deal go down to the wire, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says his country could...
Oct 05, 2020
Yemen's war shifts focus to Marib, thousands of displaced at risk
MARIB, Yemen (Reuters) - In Yemen's gas-rich region of Marib, fighters loyal to the Saudi-backed government recited Koranic verses before launching a hail of mortar and machine gun fire towards rocky ...
Oct 05, 2020
Rich nations tighten firehose of aid as virus outlasts early efforts
By Howard Schneider, William Schomberg and Michael Nienaber WASHINGTON/LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) - If Round One of the coronavirus relief effort was the economic equivalent of "shock and awe," new plans...
Oct 05, 2020
NFL injury notebook: Bucs fear TE Howard done for season
Tom Brady might need to lean on old friend Rob Gronkowski a little harder now. O.J. Howard, to whom Brady threw the third of his five touchdown passes in Tampa Bay's 38-31 win over the visiting Los An...
Oct 05, 2020
Afghan President Ghani travels to Qatar amid peace talks
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani is travelling to Qatar for a bilateral meeting with Qatari leaders but will not hold a meeting with Taliban officials even as peace talks are und...
Oct 05, 2020
Germany finds three new African swine fever cases in wild boar
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Three more cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been confirmed in wild boars in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, Germany's federal agriculture ministry said on its websi...
Oct 05, 2020
Singapore's last village proves nostalgic tourism hit in pandemic
By Joseph Campbell SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Hidden between the skyscrapers of Singapore's urban jungle sits Kampong Lorong Buangkok - the only surviving traditional village in this modern city-state of 5...
Oct 05, 2020
