Author Archives: Syndicated Content
State Department says acting IG left to return to private sector
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. State Department's Acting Inspector General Stephen J. Akard has left his post and is returning to the private sector, a spokesperson for the agency said on Wednesday, seve...
Aug 05, 2020
Boeing does not see immediate need to raise cash with new debt
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co does not see the need to add to liquidity through additional debt offerings to manage the downturn in global aviation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, chief financial off...
Aug 05, 2020
Trump campaign sues Nevada over mail-in ballots, asserting 'inevitable' fraud
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's reelection campaign and the national Republican Party have sued Nevada to block a new law that will send a mail-in ballot to every registered voter ah...
Aug 05, 2020
With no nationwide rule, Amsterdam insists on virus masks
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The City of Amsterdam on Wednesday began ordering use of face masks in crowded areas such as its "Red Light" prostitution district, in a drive against the corona...
Aug 05, 2020
Buffett's Berkshire bought $2.07 billion BofA stock since mid-July, has 11.9% stake
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc has spent $2.07 billion on Bank of America Corp shares since mid-July, after winning regulatory permission to increase what was ...
Aug 05, 2020
Georgia prosecutor asks court to revoke bond for former Atlanta policeman charged with murder
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia prosecutor asked a Fulton County Superior Court judge to revoke the bond for the former Atlanta policeman charged with murder in the shooting of Rayshard Brooks, saying i...
Aug 05, 2020
Pavlyuchenkova opts out of U.S. Open due to COVID-19 'insecurity'
(Reuters) - Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova said on Wednesday that she will not travel to New York to take part in the U.S. Open later this month as organisers could not guarantee her health and saf...
Aug 05, 2020
South Africa's Shoprite to close another store in Kenya, 115 jobs to go
By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Shoprite Holdings will lay off 115 staff and close another Kenyan store, less than a year after its opening as part of the supermarket's expan...
Aug 05, 2020
New York City erects quarantine checkpoints to curb coronavirus
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City will put up COVID-19 quarantine checkpoints at key entry points to ensure that travelers from 35 states on New York state's travel advisory comply w...
Aug 05, 2020
Trump rejects Obama's call to boost voting, says 'success' will heal racism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday flatly rejected the need for direct action to address racism in the United States, dismissing his predecessor's call for sweeping steps ...
Aug 05, 2020
