Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil finalizing bill to target financiers of 'fake news' attacks
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASLIA (Reuters) - Brazilian House Speaker Rodrigo Maia said on Tuesday that lawmakers are currently finalizing the text of a bill targeting those that finance "fake news" atta...
Sep 08, 2020
Athletes' union wants Iran expelled from sport if wrestler executed
(Reuters) - A global union representing 85,000 athletes called on Tuesday for Iran's expulsion from world sport if it executes champion wrestler Navid Afkari whose case has stirred outcry. The 27-year...
Sep 08, 2020
Argentina provinces face 'health catastrophe' as pandemic spreads
By Marina Lammertyn BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Sergio Barrera Ruiz, a 52-year-old pediatrician from Jujuy in the north of Argentina, sees a local health crisis looming as the coronavirus pandemic ripple...
Sep 08, 2020
Oil slick from stricken supertanker spotted off Sri Lanka
COLOMBO (Reuters) - An oil slick has been spotted 1 km (half a mile) from a stricken supertanker loaded with crude oil off the east coast of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan navy said on Tuesday. "The ship h...
Sep 08, 2020
Boeing records first 737 MAX order in 2020, cancellations rise
By Rachit Vats and Eric M. Johnson (Reuters) - Boeing Co secured its first 737 MAX order in 2020, while also recording more cancellations as customers continued to ditch orders for the grounded MAX je...
Sep 08, 2020
Belgian politics on hold as mediator tests COVID-19 positive
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's plans to forge a fully fledged government 16 months after an election were put on hold on Tuesday after one of the two mediators charged with the job tested positive for...
Sep 08, 2020
Bocanegra elected to National Soccer Hall of Fame
Atlanta United technical director Carlos Bocanegra was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame on Tuesday. The former U.S. Men's National Team captain is the lone member of the Class of 2020 and w...
Sep 08, 2020
Hundreds of migrants call for freedom at camp on Gran Canaria
GRAN CANARIA, Spain (Reuters) - A group of migrants being held at a dockside camp on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria chanted "freedom" on Tuesday as they tried to force open a police fence and the ...
Sep 08, 2020
Norway ex-justice minister's partner on trial for faking threats
OSLO (Reuters) - The partner of Norway's former justice minister pleaded not guilty in court on Tuesday to charges that she made up a series of threats against her family, in a case that has captivate...
Sep 08, 2020
Indonesia adds Twitter, Zoom to tech companies that must pay 10% VAT
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia on Tuesday added 12 more companies, including social media firm Twitter and video-conferencing site Zoom , to a list of internet-based businesses that must pay a 10% valu...
Sep 08, 2020
