Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
U.S. imposes sanctions on Zimbabwe businessman, company
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Zimbabwean Kudakwashe Tagwirei, an adviser to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, accusing the prominent businessman of being corru...
Aug 05, 2020
Poland plans to fully reopen schools in September despite COVID-19 spike
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland intends to fully reopen its schools on Sept. 1, the education minister said on Wednesday, despite a recent renewed spike in coronavirus infections. Poland was initially succe...
Aug 05, 2020
Brazil unemployment, end of emergency aid threaten economic recovery
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Expiring emergency payments to millions of low-paid Brazilians and the likely restoration of growth-choking austerity measures, as unemployment rises, risk torpe...
Aug 05, 2020
