Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Iran envoy Brian Hook stepping down, to be replaced by Elliott Abrams
By Humeyra Pamuk (Reuters) - U.S. Iran envoy Brian Hook is leaving his post and U.S. Venezuela envoy Elliott Abrams will add Iran to his role "following a transition period" with Hook, U.S. Secretary ...
Aug 06, 2020
Assailant seizes hostages in northern France: police source
PARIS (Reuters) - Several hostages were being held by an assailant in a bank in the northern French port town of Le Havre on Thursday and elite tactical police officers are being deployed, a police so...
Aug 06, 2020
U.S. Senate bans TikTok app on government devices
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a bill from Senator Josh Hawley banning federal employees from using video-sharing app TikTok on government-issu...
Aug 06, 2020
France new COVID-19 cases above 1,600 for second day running
PARIS (Reuters) - France reported 1,604 new COVID-19 infections over 24 hours, the total staying above the 1,600 threshold for the second day running, health ministry data showed on Thursday. In a sta...
Aug 06, 2020
Airbus shareholders sue in U.S., allege fraud related to disclosures
(Reuters) - Airbus SE was sued on Thursday in a U.S. court by shareholders accusing the plane maker of securities fraud for making false and misleading statements about its business and having disclos...
Aug 06, 2020
Zimbabwe again denies bail to journalist in protest case; government denies crisis
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's High Court on Thursday denied bail to a journalist who was arrested last month for supporting anti-govermnent protests, in a case that has sparked an outcry over muzzling...
Aug 06, 2020
MLS hopes to resume season with some fans
MLS commissioner Don Garber said the league intends to allow fans to attend upcoming regular-season games where possible but understands those opportunities will be limited. Speaking Wednesday night o...
Aug 06, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 4,802,491 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 4,802,491 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 53,685 cases from its previous count, and said that th...
Aug 06, 2020
Belgium to be added to UK quarantine list imminently: ITV
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will remove Belgium from its safe travel list imminently, ITV correspondent Carl Dinnen said on Twitter on Thursday, meaning that new arrivals into the UK from there will ne...
Aug 06, 2020
Ohio governor tests positive for COVID-19, cancels plans to greet Trump in Cleveland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said on Thursday he has tested positive for COVID-19 as part of a safety protocol to greet U.S. President Donald Trump as he arrives in Cleveland to vi...
Aug 06, 2020
