Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. to extend Texas testing capabilities as long as state leaders want: Pence
(Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Pence on Sunday said the federal government would extend support for coronavirus testing in Texas as long as necessary amid a dangerous surge in new cases, after U.S. h...
Jun 28, 2020
Longtime NFL coach Bugel dies at 80
NFL coaching veteran Joe Bugel died Sunday at age 80. Regarded as one of the greatest offensive line coaches of all time, Bugel served as head coach with the then-Phoenix Cardinals from 1990-93 and wi...
Jun 28, 2020
Lebanese security forces investigating explosion near Hariri convoy this month
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese security forces are investigating an explosion 11 days ago that took place near the convoy of former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, Hariri's office said on Sunday. Hariri's...
Jun 28, 2020
Spanish village makes its own rainbow after council's gay pride flag banned
By Graham Keeley BARCELONA (Reuters) - When police ordered a local mayor in southern Spain to take down a rainbow flag put up to celebrate gay pride on Friday because it was illegal, more than 300 hou...
Jun 28, 2020
UAE suspends receiving passengers from Pakistan as of June 29 over COVID fears
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates will not receive passengers coming from Pakistan as of June 29 until a special COVID-19 lab is set up to test them, the civil aviation authority said on Sund...
Jun 28, 2020
NFL player's union urges players to stop group workouts after deeming them unsafe
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The NFL Players Association's (NFLPA) Executive Director DeMaurice Smith on Sunday rebuked players participating in group workouts, saying they were not safe, as COVID-19 cases co...
Jun 28, 2020
Amazon workers in Germany to go on strike over coronavirus infections
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Workers at six Amazon sites in Germany will go on strike on Monday in protest over safety after some staff at logistics centres tested positive for coronavirus, labour union Verd...
Jun 28, 2020
Republican senator sees effort this week to revive police reform debate in U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers will try this week to revive efforts to enact police reform legislation in Congress, a Republican senator said on Sunday, after moves to address police misconduct...
Jun 28, 2020
Too-big-to-fail banks mostly a thing of the past, say regulators
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Reforms to the global financial system following the banking crisis a decade ago have cut the risk of taxpayers having to rescue lenders again but some gaps still need ...
Jun 28, 2020
UK must reveal state-aid plan to unblock Brexit talks, EU warns: FT
(Reuters) - Brussels is calling on Britain to reveal its post-Brexit policy on state aid, saying that its lack of a public plan for a domestic subsidy regime risks hampering their future relationship ...
Jun 28, 2020
