Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Turkish court delivers surprise acquittal in landmark protest trial
By Ali Kucukgocmen SILIVRI, Turkey (Reuters) - A Turkish court on Tuesday acquitted businessman Osman Kavala and eight others over their alleged role in the Gezi Park protests of 2013, delivering a
By Ali Kucukgocmen Feb 18, 2020
Israel hopes Germany, other ICC members will help stave off Palestinian investigation
(This February 16 story changes "thousands of killings" to "reports of more than 200 killings and thousands of injuries" and changes December to January in par 2) By Dan Williams and Stephanie van den
By Dan Williams and Stephanie van den Berg Feb 18, 2020
Trump calls for all cases stemming from Mueller probe to be 'thrown out'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for all cases stemming from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election to be "
Reuters Feb 18, 2020
Netanyahu's trial to begin on March 17: Israeli Justice Ministry
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial will start on March 17, two weeks after Israel holds its third national election in less than a year, the Justice Ministry
Reuters Feb 18, 2020
Democratic presidential hopeful Bloomberg calls for tighter financial industry regulations
By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday proposed a raft of new regulations aimed at Wall Street, including the phasing in of a financial
By Joseph Ax Feb 18, 2020
Hero worship: India's Trump superfans gear up for his arrival
By Vinod Babu and Sunil Kataria KONNEY/NEW DELHI, India (Reuters) - Bussa Krishna first began worshipping Donald Trump four years ago when the U.S. president appeared to him a dream. Since then, after
By Vinod Babu and Sunil Kataria Feb 18, 2020
China sees fall in coronavirus deaths but WHO urges caution
By Ryan Woo and Samuel Shen BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported its fewest new infections of coronavirus since January and its fewest deaths for a week, but the World Health Organization said
By Ryan Woo and Samuel Shen Feb 18, 2020
Robots, clocks and computers: How Ancient Greeks got there first
By George Georgiopoulos and Deborah Kyvrikosaios ATHENS (Reuters) - A humanoid figure dressed as a maid holds a jug in its right hand and, as hidden gears click and whirr, lifts it and pours wine into
By George Georgiopoulos and Deborah Kyvrikosaios Feb 18, 2020
Ex-taekwondo champ freed in Ukraine-Russia swap says she is captive again
By Ilya Zhegulev KIEV (Reuters) - Daria Mastikasheva was one of scores of prisoners exchanged between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists in December, but she says she is now being kept against her
By Ilya Zhegulev Feb 18, 2020
Robots, clocks and computers: How Ancient Greeks got there first
By George Georgiopoulos and Deborah Kyvrikosaios ATHENS (Reuters) - A humanoid figure dressed as a maid holds a jug in its right hand and, as hidden gears click and whirr, lifts it and pours wine into
By George Georgiopoulos and Deborah Kyvrikosaios Feb 18, 2020