Author Archives: Syndicated Content
'NO KNEELING': Trump renews criticism of protests during U.S. anthem
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday lobbed barbs at protesters who kneel during the national anthem, after NFL quarterback Drew Brees apologized for remarks he made ab...
Jun 05, 2020
UK seeks to boost post-Brexit ties with ASEAN partnership
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has applied to become a dialogue partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the government said on Friday, as it seeks to boost post-Brexit ties in the r...
Jun 05, 2020
More than half of NFL coaching staffs not at team facilities
By: Barry Wilner More than half of the 32 NFL teams will not have coaching staffs at their facilities Friday even though the league has approved such returns where local governments allow them. Clubs ...
Jun 05, 2020
'Stand up to Trump!' Canadian protesters shout to Trudeau during anti-racism rally
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian protesters chanted "Stand up to Trump!" to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when he joined the thousands who gathered in front of Parliament in Ottawa for an ...
Jun 05, 2020
Tech drives Nasdaq to all-time high as signs of recovery emerge from coronavirus pandemic
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - The heavyweight technology and growth stocks that drove Wall Street higher in recent years are again fueling a surge that has taken the Nasdaq from a brutal selloff to an...
Jun 05, 2020
Ireland hopes to restart international travel later in the summer
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland is hopeful that it will be able to resume air travel to other European countries later in the summer, acting prime minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday. "The point we'd like...
Jun 05, 2020
Weightlifting: Three Russians' samples test positive for same banned substance, IWF says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) said on Friday that doping samples taken from three-time world weightlifting champion Nadezhda Evstyukhina and two other Russian wei...
Jun 05, 2020
Brazil's real surges through 5.00 per dollar, chalks up best week since 2008
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's real surged on Friday through 5.00 per dollar for the first time since March, sealing its biggest weekly rise in nearly 12 years after surprisingly stro...
Jun 05, 2020
Annual Take a Kid Fishing Weekend starts today
During Take a Kid Fishing Weekend Friday, June 5, to Sunday, June 7, Minnesota residents can fish without licenses if they take children 15 or younger along fishing, too. "Taking your kids fishing is ...
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Turkish soldier killed, two wounded in Syria's Idlib, defence ministry says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - One Turkish soldier was killed and two were wounded in the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib on Friday in an attack on an armoured ambulance, Turkey's Defence Ministry said. Tur...
Jun 05, 2020
