Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Angolan app gives performers a lifeline - streaming to paying public
LUANDA (Reuters) - When the Angolan government imposed its coronavirus lockdown in late March, local entrepreneur and innovator Claudio Kiala saw a gap in the market when it came to virtual entertainm...
Thomson Reuters Jul 03, 2020
Trump visits Mount Rushmore amid controversy, coronavirus concerns
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will begin his July Fourth celebrations with a trip to Mount Rushmore on Friday despite concerns about gathering a large crowd during the no...
Thomson Reuters Jul 03, 2020
As tourists trickle back to resorts, Greeks have modest expectations
By Alkis Konstantinidis RHODES, Greece (Reuters) - Shops shuttered and streets abandoned, the island of Rhodes is pinning its hopes on a trickle of tourists to salvage what is left of a holiday season...
Thomson Reuters Jul 03, 2020
The world's largest Confederate Monument faces renewed calls for removal
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial, a nine-story-high bas-relief sculpture carved into a sprawling rock face northeast of Atlanta, is perhaps the South's most audaci...
Thomson Reuters Jul 03, 2020
Suspects in Ghosn's Japanese escape stand trial in Turkey
By Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Seven suspects went on trial in Turkey on Friday over their alleged involvement in former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn's dramatic escape from Japan to Lebanon via Ista...
Thomson Reuters Jul 03, 2020
Spain's banks look to make lockdown branch closures permanent
By Jess Aguado MADRID (Reuters) - As Spain reopens after the COVID-19 crisis, its banking industry is seizing the opportunity to shrink its swollen branch network which has long been a drag on profita...
Thomson Reuters Jul 03, 2020
Russia to reopen embassy in Libya - Ifax cites foreign minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has decided to reopen its embassy in Libya, the Interfax news agency cited Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Friday. Lavrov said a ceasefire in the Libyan conflict,...
Thomson Reuters Jul 03, 2020
Merkel makes first masked appearance to ward off criticism
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her first public appearance wearing a mask on Friday after dismissing accusations of hypocrisy earlier this week for not wearing one. Merkel ent...
Thomson Reuters Jul 03, 2020
Philippine president signs anti-terrorism bill into law -spokesman
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday signed into law a tough new anti-terrorism act, his spokesman said, pushing ahead with controversial legislation that critics fear wil...
Thomson Reuters Jul 03, 2020
Red Bull seeking clarification on Mercedes steering system
SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) - Red Bull are seeking clarification from Formula One's governing body about a controversial new Dual Axis Steering (DAS) system being used by champions Mercedes at this w...
Thomson Reuters Jul 03, 2020
