Author Archives: Syndicated Content
'Guess who's back?': Political figures locked out in hack start returning to Twitter
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Some U.S. political figures, candidates and lawmakers locked out of their Twitter accounts in collateral damage from Wednesday's high-profile hack were beginning to ...
Jul 17, 2020
Thais protest over man hospitalised after wearing critical t-shirt
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A small group of Thai activists protested at a psychiatric hospital on Friday over the admission of a man they believed was being held against his will after wearing a t-shirt that...
Jul 17, 2020
Barcelona mayor says ban on gatherings of more than 10 people to start Saturday
MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona mayor Ada Colau said on Friday that a ban on gatherings of more than 10 people in the Catalan capital would enter into force on Saturday, as part of a package of measures ...
Jul 17, 2020
Treasury's Mnuchin open to blanket forgiveness for smaller business relief loans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday policymakers should consider blanket forgiveness for all smaller businesses that received "Paycheck Protection Program" loans....
Jul 17, 2020
Pentagon issues de facto ban on Confederate flag at military bases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Mark Esper has issued a policy ushering in a de facto ban on displaying the Confederate flag at U.S. military installations around the world by authorizing onl...
Jul 17, 2020
France says U.S. should do more to enforce Libya embargo
PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign ministry on Friday rebuffed U.S. assertions that a European Union naval mission to enforce a U.N. weapons embargo for Libya was biased and not serious, saying Washin...
Jul 17, 2020
Natixis owner BPCE has explored buying rest of French bank: FT
(Reuters) - French co-operative lender BPCE has explored buying the 30% of Natixis SA it does not already own, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people briefed on the situation. BPCE, whi...
Jul 17, 2020
World Athletics boss Coe voted onto the IOC
(Reuters) - World Athletics President Sebastian Coe was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday, ending the sport's five-year absence from the Olympic body. Coe, a d...
Jul 17, 2020
Heard's friend tells UK court of pressure from lawyer for actor Depp
LONDON (Reuters) - A friend of U.S. actress Amber Heard told London's High Court on Friday that a lawyer for Hollywood star Johnny Depp had pressured her to say unfavourable things about the actress. ...
Jul 17, 2020
At India's largest COVID-19 hospital, doctors ready to tackle second wave of virus
By Danish Siddiqui NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Doctors at India's largest hospital treating coronavirus patients said on Friday they are prepared if infections increase again in the capital, while rising ca...
Jul 17, 2020
