Author Archives: Syndicated Content
'Shuggie Bain' wins Booker Prize for Scottish author Douglas Stuart
LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish author Douglas Stuart won the Booker Prize for fiction on Thursday with his first novel "Shuggie Bain", with judges saying his tale of love and alcoholism set in Glasgow in...
Nov 19, 2020
U.S. judge issues order staying execution of Orlando Hall
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday halted the U.S. Justice Department's plan to execute Orlando Hall, an African American, by lethal injection in the evening, after a...
Nov 19, 2020
Venezuelan oil union leader detained as government crackdown continues
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities arrested oil workers' union leader Eudis Girot, other union officials said on Thursday, as the government's crackdown on dissent at troubled state oil compan...
Nov 19, 2020
Northern Ireland to effectively impose two-week lockdown from November 27: Sky News reporter
(Reuters) - Northern Ireland's devolved government is effectively imposing a two-week lockdown from Nov. 27, a Sky News reporter tweeted https://twitter.com/skydavidblevins/status/1329519233835872257 ...
Nov 19, 2020
EU leaders to discuss Turkey at December summit: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - European Union leaders will discuss Turkey's pursuit of natural gas exploration in contested waters in the eastern Mediterranean at their next summit in December, German Chancellor ...
Nov 19, 2020
Jordan to open consulate in Western Sahara amid dispute
RABAT (Reuters) - Jordan will open a consulate in Western Sahara, Morocco said on Thursday, in an apparent show of support for Rabat after the disputed territory's Polisario independence movement said...
Nov 19, 2020
Trump's election power play: Persuade Republican legislators to do what U.S. voters did not
By Michael Martina, Karen Freifeld and Jarrett Renshaw DETROIT (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's strategy for retaining power despite losing the U.S. election is focused increasingly on persuading ...
Nov 19, 2020
European Commission has asked EU members for vaccination plans: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Commission has asked all European Union member states to provide their plans to vaccinate the population against the coronavirus, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. ...
Nov 19, 2020
EU leaders to continue talks on budget with Hungary, Poland: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) - European Union leaders will continue to discuss the bloc's 1.8 trillion euro ($2.14 trillion) plan to recover from the recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been veto...
Nov 19, 2020
Amazon France agrees to delay 'Black Friday' operations to Dec. 4
By Dominique Vidalon and Matthieu Protard PARIS (Reuters) - Amazon said on Thursday it would postpone its "Black Friday" discount shopping sales in France to Dec.4, joining other retailers in delaying...
Nov 19, 2020
