Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Minority U.S. diplomats face bias entering own country, group says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An organization of retired U.S. diplomats on Monday accused the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol of a "deeply troubling pattern" of discrimination and harassment against Black, Hi...
Thomson Reuters Jul 13, 2020
Explosion as fire breaks out at Iranian industrial complex
(Reuters) - Iranian police are investigating after a fire broke out at an industrial complex in northeast Iran where gas condensate storage tanks are sited, one of which exploded, the Mehr news agency...
Thomson Reuters Jul 13, 2020
Factbox: With a post-Brexit border operation model, Britain tells firms to get ready
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain unveiled its new post-Brexit border operating model on Monday, setting out what traders will need to do when a status quo transition arrangement with the European Union fini...
Thomson Reuters Jul 13, 2020
UK minister denies wanting to build lorry park in Dover
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government has no plans to build a new lorry park in Dover, cabinet office minister Michael Gove said on Monday, adding that ministers would create infrastructure away fro...
Thomson Reuters Jul 13, 2020
Athletics-Russian federation chief resigns amid new doping troubles
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The president of Russia's suspended athletics federation resigned from his post on Monday as the federation grapples with new doping setbacks that could keep its athletes further si...
Thomson Reuters Jul 13, 2020
White House adviser: U.S. still engaging on Phase One China trade deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday that President Donald Trump is not in a good mood about China because of the coronavirus pandemic, new Hong Kong securit...
Thomson Reuters Jul 13, 2020
South African alcohol ban stirs frustration but may free up hospitals
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's decision to reimpose a ban on the sale of alcohol upset consumers and the hospitality sector on Monday, but health experts said it could free up space in stretc...
Thomson Reuters Jul 13, 2020
Judge seeks clarity on the scope of Trump's clemency order for Roger Stone
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal judge who presided over Roger Stone's criminal case ordered the government on Monday to explain the scope of President Donald Trump's order commuti...
Thomson Reuters Jul 13, 2020
NY Fed's Williams says timeline for ending Libor is unchanged by pandemic
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - The global pandemic that roiled markets in the spring and disrupted daily life across the world is not delaying financial regulators' plans to ditch Libor, an interest ra...
Thomson Reuters Jul 13, 2020
U.N. expert accuses White House of 'onslaught' against media
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression on Monday accused the White House of mounting an "onslaught" against the media and referred to a negative "Trump effect" on glob...
Thomson Reuters Jul 13, 2020
