Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australian prosecutor files charges in fatal 2016 theme park accident
(Reuters) - Ardent Leisure Group Ltd said on Tuesday a prosecutor in Australia's Queensland state filed three charges against it for an accident at a theme park on a river rapids ride in 2016 that kil...
Jul 20, 2020
Brazil asked to take measures to protect indigenous peoples from COVID-19
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A commission linked to the Organization of American States (OAS) on Monday asked Brazil's government to take steps to protect the indigenous Yanomami and Yekuana peoples from the ...
Jul 20, 2020
Disney's ABC News sacks senior executive over allegedly racist comments
(Reuters) - ABC News, a Walt Disney Co unit, has sacked senior executive Barbara Fedida after an independent investigation alleged she had made racially insensitive comments and used inappropriate lan...
Jul 20, 2020
China says UK will 'bear the consequences' after Hong Kong extradition treaty suspended
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will resolutely respond to acts of interference in its internal affairs, a spokesman for the country's embassy to the United Kingdom said on Tuesday, after Britain announced...
Jul 20, 2020
Mexico reports 5,172 new coronavirus infections and 301 more deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Health Ministry on Monday reported 5,172 new confirmed coronavirus infections and 301 additional fatalities, bringing the total in the country to 349,396 cases and 39,...
Jul 20, 2020
AP Source: NFL offers players to scrap all preseason games
By: Rob Maaddi and Barry Wilner The NFL has offered to scrap all preseason games, a person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press. The players' association had sought no preseason games...
Jul 20, 2020
Asian markets set to track U.S. gains on vaccine, EU deal hopes
By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares were set to open higher on Tuesday after U.S. markets gained ground on positive data from trials of three potential COVID-19 vaccines and ...
Jul 20, 2020
Drew Ward named American Association Player of the Week
FARGO, N.D. (FM RedHawks) - The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball has named RedHawks infielder Drew Ward as the Pointstreak Player of the Week, for the week of July 13-19. Poin...
Jul 20, 2020
Japan June core CPI unchanged from previous year
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices were unchanged in June from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday. The core consumer price index, which includes oil products but excludes fr...
Jul 20, 2020
Uber defends business model at UK's Supreme Court
By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - Uber will defend its business model on Tuesday at Britain's Supreme Court in a battle over rights in the workplace that could have ramifications for millions of Brit...
Jul 20, 2020
