Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Train time: Thousands of Czechs head to Croatia holidays the old way
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Thousands of Czechs have booked a 15-hour direct train journey to Croatia where the coronavirus-weary travellers look forward to summer holidays on the seaside. On Tuesday, the firs...
Jun 30, 2020
Biden: Confederate monuments belong in museums, not public squares
By Trevor Hunnicutt WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday said that Confederate monuments belong in museums, not public squares, but that it is best to re...
Jun 30, 2020
NWSL's return attracts record-breaking viewership
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) Challenge Cup kickoff brought in record-breaking viewership as the league became the first in North America to return from the COVID-19 s...
Jun 30, 2020
U.S. Senate Republicans to push next coronavirus aid bill in late July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Another potentially large coronavirus aid bill will move through the U.S. Senate in late July, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans predicted on Tuesday....
Jun 30, 2020
New York City mayor says will cut $1 billion from police budget
By Maria Caspani and Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has agreed with the City Council to cut $1 billion from the New York Police Department's funding in the muni...
Jun 30, 2020
13 dead, several people injured in explosion at medical clinic in north Tehran: Khabaronline
(Reuters) - Thirteen people were killed and several were injured in an explosion at a medical clinic in the north of the Iranian capital Tehran, the Khabaronline news site reported on Tuesday. The exp...
Jun 30, 2020
Goldman's investment bank to increase Black staff hiring, recruitment
By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's investment bank formed a new group to increase its recruitment and hiring of Black employees and improve career development a...
Jun 30, 2020
Jamaica suspends use of British royal insignia after anti-racism protests
By Kate Chappell KINGSTON (Reuters) - Jamaica has suspended the use of a badge representing one of the highest British royal honors after anti-racism protesters decried its imagery of a white angel st...
Jun 30, 2020
Three deadly blasts rock Ethiopian capital during protests: police
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Three blasts injured and killed an unspecified number of people in the Ethiopian capital on Tuesday during protests sparked by the death of a popular singer, federal police com...
Jun 30, 2020
Google hikes YouTube TV price to $64.99
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google said on Tuesday that it has raised the price of its YouTube TV online service by 30% to $64.99 per month, citing rising cost of content. The price hike, effective fro...
Jun 30, 2020
