Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Merkel refuses to be drawn on successor question
BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel refused to be drawn on whether Armin Laschet, premier of Germany's most populous state, should succeed her as chancellor, saying only that he was a candidate with many...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2020
Postmaster General to testify Friday before U.S. Senate panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will testify Friday before a U.S. Senate Committee, a spokesman for the panel confirmed Tuesday. DeJoy, who had already agreed to testify bef...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2020
Stick to corona rules to make public life possible, says Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday urged Germans to stick to the coronavirus rules, such as wearing masks, to ensure public life can be as open as possible. "For us, the pri...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2020
Poland's health minister resigns
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's Health Minister Lukasz Szumowski said on Tuesday he was resigning from his post. The announcement came a day after Deputy Health Minister Janusz Cieszynski announced he was...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2020
Volkswagen Mexico reaches new contract deal with union
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Volkswagen's Mexico unit has reached a deal with the Independent Union of Automotive Industry Workers (SITIAVW) over a new collective contract after more than three weeks of ne...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2020
Up-for-sale British grocer Asda targets online expansion
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Asda, the British supermarket arm of the world's biggest retailer Walmart, said it would expand weekly delivery capacity to one million slots next year to meet the de...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2020
Mossad head meets UAE national security adviser in Abu Dhabi: WAM
DUBAI (Reuters) - The head of Israel's foreign intelligence service Mossad, Yossi Cohen, met the national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates during a visit to the country, the UAE's state ne...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2020
Polish 'LGBT-free' town gets state financing after EU funds cut
WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish town that lost European Union funding after it set up a zone free of "LGBT ideology" will receive government financial support, Poland's justice minister said on Tuesday. T...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2020
U.S. Postal Service chief to testify before Senate panel on Friday: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Postmaster General Louis Dejoy will testify before a U.S. Senate panel on Friday amid growing outcry over service cuts at the nation's postal mail agency, the Washington Po...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2020
Motorcycling: Zarco to undergo wrist surgery after horror crash in Austria
(Reuters) - MotoGP rider Johann Zarco will undergo surgery after he was found to have a fractured wrist following his crash at last weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, the Frenchman said on Tuesday. The Av...
Thomson Reuters Aug 18, 2020
