Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Putin mocks U.S. embassy for flying rainbow flag
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Friday mocked the U.S. embassy in Moscow for flying a rainbow flag to celebrate LGBT rights, suggesting it reflected the sexual orientation of its staff....
Thomson Reuters Jul 03, 2020
Scaled-down Czech film festival opens in empty auditorium
PRAGUE (Reuters) - A Czech film festival disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic unveiled a scaled-down programme of movies on Friday with an opening ceremony in an empty auditorium and a star-free red car...
Thomson Reuters Jul 03, 2020
Canada charity no longer running grant program after critics question Trudeau ties
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada said on Friday that a charity picked last week to manage a C$900 million ($663.5 million) student grant program would no longer be doing the job after critics cited historic ...
Thomson Reuters Jul 03, 2020
Brazil set to pass 1.5 million coronavirus cases, cities reopen anyway
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil was set to pass 1.5 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, as the virus continues to ravage Latin America's largest country even as cities reopen bars, restaurants...
Thomson Reuters Jul 03, 2020
MVP Trout not 'comfortable' playing with wife expecting
Mike Trout faces a confounding situation as the Most Valuable Player digs into the bite-sized 2020 regular season with the Los Angeles Angels. On one hand, first-year Angels manager Joe Maddon is aski...
Thomson Reuters Jul 03, 2020
Celtics' Hayward will leave NBA bubble for baby's birth
Boston forward Gordon Hayward said Friday he will leave the team -- and the NBA bubble near Orlando, Fla. -- when it's time for the birth of his fourth child if the Celtics haven't been eliminated. Ha...
Thomson Reuters Jul 03, 2020
UK to set out plans for reopening swimming pools and gyms
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he would set out a timetable next week for when sectors of Britain's economy which remain shuttered - such as indoor gyms, swimming pools and nail ...
Thomson Reuters Jul 03, 2020

Zooming in to start unprecedented MLB summer camp amid virus
By: Stephen Hawkins Texas Rangers manager Chris Woodward was going to address his entire team before the start of MLB's unprecedented summer training camp, just like he did when spring training opened...
Chase Miller Jul 03, 2020
Global coronavirus cases exceed 11 million
By Alistair Bell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global coronavirus cases exceeded 11 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, marking another milestone in the spread of the disease that has killed mor...
Thomson Reuters Jul 03, 2020
Commerzbank CEO offers to resign to give bank a fresh start
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Commerzbank Chief Executive Martin Zielke offered to resign on Friday to open the way for a fresh start for the German lender, which has been under pressure from some investors o...
Thomson Reuters Jul 03, 2020
