Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trump to hold Saturday news conference: White House
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a news conference on Saturday at 3:30 ET (1930) GMT at his golf resort in Bedminster, New Jersey, the White House said. Trump on Frid...
Aug 08, 2020
Algeria eases coronavirus restrictions, including travel curbs and curfew
ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria said on Saturday it will further ease its coronavirus lockdown, including shortening an overnight curfew, lifting some travel curbs and allowing large mosques to reopen. Th...
Aug 08, 2020
Ugandan presidential hopeful says police used bullets to disperse supporters
By Elias Biryabarema KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan pop star and presidential hopeful, Bobi Wine, said some of his supporters were injured on Saturday after police fired teargas and live bullets to dispe...
Aug 08, 2020
Venezuela court jails two U.S. ex-soldiers for 20 years after failed incursion
CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan court sentenced two former U.S. soldiers to 20 years in prison for their role in a failed incursion aimed at ousting President Nicolas Maduro in early May, chief prose...
Aug 08, 2020
UK orders recall of 741,000 coronavirus testing kits over safety concerns
LONDON (Reuters) - Randox Laboratories, a Northern Ireland-based medical technology company, has been instructed by Britain's medicines regulator to recall up to 741,000 coronavirus test kits from the...
Aug 08, 2020
'I don't want to fly again': Surviving India's worst crash in 10 years
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Jose Devasia NEW DELHI/KOCHI, India (Reuters) - Seated on the last row of the plane, Muhammed Junaid sensed something was amiss when Air India Express flight IX 1344 from Dubai ...
Aug 08, 2020
France offers aid as Mauritius declares emergency over oil spill from stranded vessel
PORT LOUIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Saturday to send teams and equipment to help Mauritius deal with an oil spill that environmentalists fear could be a major ecological...
Aug 08, 2020
McIlroy praised for sportsmanship at Harding Park
(Reuters) - World number three Rory McIlroy has earned praise for upholding the spirit of the game after a bizarre incident in his second round at the PGA Championship. The Northern Irishman's tee sho...
Aug 08, 2020
Berkshire takes big writedown for Precision Castparts, operating profit falls
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Saturday its quarterly operating profit fell 10%, and it took a big writedown for its Precision Castparts Corp unit, which has had struggles...
Aug 08, 2020
Brazil COVID-19 deaths reach 100,000 and barrel onward
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Pedro Fonseca BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's death toll from COVID-19 is expected to hit 100,000 on Saturday and continue to climb as most Brazilian cities reo...
Aug 08, 2020
