Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Korea June unemployment rate inches down but virus risks persist
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's unemployment rate fell marginally in June, but remained high in historical terms as the coronavirus pandemic continued to weigh on businesses and labour markets. The se...
Jul 14, 2020
Tunisia's moderate Islamist party Ennahda to withdraw confidence from government
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's moderate Islamist party Ennahda, the biggest party in the country's parliament, decided on early Wednesday to withdraw confidence from the government, a senior official in ...
Jul 14, 2020
U.S. appeals court allows Dakota Access oil pipeline to operate amid court fight
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dakota Access oil pipeline can continue to operate amid an ongoing court battle, a U.S. Appeals Court said on Tuesday, setting aside for now a lower court's order issued earli...
Jul 14, 2020
Norwegian police arrest person after multiple stabbings in Sarpsborg
OSLO (Reuters) - Police in Sarpsborg, in southern Norway, told people to stay in doors after three people were stabbed in several locations in the town late Tuesday, with two of the victims sustaining...
Jul 14, 2020
Lawyers to file U.S. civil lawsuit against Minneapolis in Floyd death
(Reuters) - Lawyers for George Floyd, who died on May 25 after a Minneapolis policeman knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, will file a civil lawsuit against the city and its police officers on ...
Jul 14, 2020
Japan manufacturers' mood pinned near 11-year lows as pandemic hammers global demand
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers remained close to the most pessimistic they have been in 11 years in July as the coronavirus outbreak hits global demand and deals a punishi...
Jul 14, 2020
'Mistake' for California schools to remain shuttered: Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview on Tuesday that it was a "mistake" for the two largest California school districts, Los Angeles and San Diego, to keep schools c...
Jul 14, 2020
Mondaire Jones, openly gay and Black, gets Democratic nod for U.S. House seat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mondaire Jones declared victory on Tuesday in the Democratic primary for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from New York, putting him on track to become the first open...
Jul 14, 2020
Whitecaps finally set to kick off at MLS is Back
A week into the MLS is Back tournament in Orlando, the Vancouver Whitecaps will finally play a game that counts in the standings for the first time since March 7. The Whitecaps (1-1-0, 3 points) face ...
Jul 14, 2020
Texas county approves tax subsidies for new Tesla vehicle factory
(Reuters) - A central Texas county that includes Austin on Tuesday approved a plan to provide millions in tax subsidies to Tesla Inc if it builds a $1.1 billion vehicle factory in their community. A m...
Jul 14, 2020
