Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU parliament chastises Bulgaria for rule of law deficiencies
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament on Thursday chastised Bulgaria for flaws in respecting the rule of law, combating endemic corruption and supporting media freedom, unde...
Oct 08, 2020
Facebook, Twitter dismantle global array of disinformation networks
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc said on Thursday they had taken down more than a dozen disinformation networks used by political and state-backed groups to deceive users on ...
Oct 08, 2020
Report: Storm won't force Saints to relocate
The Saints will host the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday in New Orleans, as planned, despite an incoming hurricane. The team had been considering moving practice, and perhaps the game, with Hurricane D...
Oct 08, 2020
German minister drops plans for EU car toll
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer has dropped plans for a car toll on motorways across Europe, bowing to opposition from within the German government and from EU partners. H...
Oct 08, 2020
Hungarian government calls new children's book 'homosexual propaganda', causing stir
By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's nationalist government on Thursday condemned a book of modern fairy tales for children published by a lesbian group as "homosexual propaganda" and said...
Oct 08, 2020
Israel's second lockdown carries a hefty economic price
By Maayan Lubell, Tova Cohen and Steven Scheer JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Restaurateur Tamir Barelko has had enough. Israel's decision last month to impose a second nationwide lockdown after a res...
Oct 08, 2020
Jordan returns to weekend lockdown as COVID-19 cases mount
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan will enter a nationwide 48-hour lockdown on Friday for the first time in months as health officials worry a major spike in coronavirus infections could ...
Oct 08, 2020
Canadian engineering firm SNC-Lavalin reducing Middle East exposure, CEO says
MONTREAL (Reuters) - Canada's SNC-Lavalin Group is reducing its risk in the Middle East and other regions as the engineering and construction firm faces headwinds such as the COVID-19 pandemic and flu...
Oct 08, 2020
When virtual turns fake: Danish politicians 'meet' Belarusian opposition figure
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish politicians held a confidential conference call this week with a person who turned out to be impersonating a leading Belarusian opposition politician, the Danish parliame...
Oct 08, 2020
Former Unaoil executive sentenced to more than three years over Iraq bribery
LONDON (Reuters) - A former executive at oil and gas consultancy Unaoil was sentenced in London to three years and four months in jail on Thursday for paying multi-million dollar bribes to clinch $1.7...
Oct 08, 2020
