Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Singaporean pleads guilty in U.S. to acting as Chinese intelligence agent: Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Singaporean man who set up a fake consulting site to solicit information from U.S. government and military workers has pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent of Chinese ...
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2020
Senegal strengthens coronavirus testing for travellers
DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal is strengthening its coronavirus testing capacity to enable travellers to get tested before leaving the country, and testing those arriving in the West African state. Senegal...
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2020
Nomadic Blue Jays finally find home ballpark in Buffalo
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball's nomadic Toronto Blue Jays finally found a home on Friday announcing they will play the greater part of their home schedule at Buffalo's Sahlen Field, the ballpark u...
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2020
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi opposes temporary extension to enhanced jobless benefits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday she was not considering a temporary extension to enhanced unemployment benefits, which expire on July 31, while Congress continues...
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2020
LeBron addresses Breonna Taylor, social injustice
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James wasn't interested in talking about basketball in a postgame press conference following Thursday night's scrimmage. Instead, James started the nearly 15-minute...
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 4,024,492 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday reported 4,024,492 cases of the coronavirus, an increase of 72,219 cases from its previous count, and said that the numb...
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2020
ECB tells Monte dei Paschi to boost capital for bad loan deal: sources
ROME (Reuters) - The European Central Bank has told troubled Italian lender Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena to strengthen its capital base by around 700 million euros ($814.45 million) to allow a plan...
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2020
U.S. counterspy gives rare warning on foreign meddling in U.S. election
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters should be on high alert for foreign interference in the Nov. 3 U.S. election, the U.S. counterintelligence agency chief said on Friday in a rare warning...
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2020
Woods to skip WGC event to prepare for PGA Championship
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods, who has made one start in five months, said on Friday he will skip next week's World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational so he can prepare for the Aug. 6-9 PGA Cham...
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2020
U.S. GP cancellation is a big loss, says promoter
(Reuters) - The cancellation of the U.S. Grand Prix is a big loss for Texas but Austin's Circuit of the Americas will aim to attract more fans next year, promoter Bobby Epstein said on Friday after Fo...
Thomson Reuters Jul 24, 2020
