Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lithuania says EU's inaction over Belarus undermines foreign policy credibility: FT
(Reuters) - The European Union's lack of action over Belarus is undermining the credibility of its foreign policy, Lithuanian foreign affairs minister Linas Linkevicius told the Financial Times newspa...
Sep 06, 2020
Senior Japan ruling party member suggests early election: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's next prime minister could call a snap general election shortly after taking office next week, a senior member of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) said on Sunday,...
Sep 05, 2020
Thiem sees off Cilic to reach fourth round
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Second seed Dominic Thiem staved off a spirited fightback from Marin Cilic to beat the former champion 6-2 6-2 3-6 6-3 on Saturday and reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open. Aus...
Sep 05, 2020
Philippine police draw flak for plan to monitor social media on quarantine
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine police drew criticism from netizens and activists on Sunday for a plan to monitor social media to enforce quarantine rules, with critics accusing the authorities of autho...
Sep 05, 2020
UK PM, finance minister agree to cut personal taxes before next election: newspaper
(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Finance Minister Rishi Sunak have agreed to cut personal taxes before the next election, London's Sunday Times newspaper reported. Sunak will tell ...
Sep 05, 2020
Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 strikes off Vanuatu: GFZ
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck off the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The quake had a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), a...
Sep 05, 2020
China's experimental reusable spacecraft lands successfully: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) - An experimental reusable spacecraft launched into orbit two days ago by China has successfully returned to a designated site on Sunday, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Th...
Sep 05, 2020
California grid operator warns of rotating power outages in record heat wave
(Reuters) - The California Independent System Operator (ISO) declared a "Stage 2" power emergency late on Saturday, warning that rotating power outages were possible amid a record heat wave. A Stage 2...
Sep 05, 2020
Venezuela health workers get first payment from funds frozen in U.S., Guaido says
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan health workers have started receiving $100 monthly payments financed by funds that the United States seized from the government of President Nicolas Maduro, opposition l...
Sep 05, 2020
Azarenka finally feeling the joy of tennis
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka won two Grand Slams and ascended to the world's No. 1 ranking earlier in her career but the Belarusian says she has never felt happier on court than she does now...
Sep 05, 2020
