Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK PM Johnson drawing up economic recovery bill: Daily Mail
(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is drawing up an economic recovery bill aimed at reducing red tape and reviving the economy from the effects of the coronavirus outbreak, the Daily Mai...
Jun 05, 2020
Facebook's Zuckerberg says working on products to promote racial justice
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has started a workstream for building products to advance racial justice in response to the ongoing protests in the country, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said on Fr...
Jun 05, 2020
Bolsonaro calls WHO 'political,' threatens Brazil exit
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - President Jair Bolsonaro threatened to pull Brazil out of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday unless it stops being a "partisan political organization." In comment...
Jun 05, 2020
Jordan announces $100 million donation to fight for racial equality
(Reuters) - Basketball great Michael Jordan and his Jordan Brand on Friday pledged $100 million over the next 10 years to organizations dedicated to ensuring racial equality. The announcement came as ...
Jun 05, 2020
Memorial cleared to be first PGA Tour with fans amid COVID-19
(Reuters) - Next month's Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio will be the first on the PGA Tour's revamped schedule to allow spectators amid the COVID-19 pandemic, organisers announced on Friday. "Than...
Jun 05, 2020
Protests over police abuses spread to Mexico City, stones thrown at U.S. embassy
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Masked men and women protesting police abuses vandalized buildings and threw stones at the U.S. embassy in Mexico City on Friday as Mexican state authorities arrested three off...
Jun 05, 2020
Brazil deficit forecast of 10% of GDP looks 'optimistic': Treasury Secretary
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's primary budget deficit target for this year of 10% of gross domestic product is looking optimistic, Treasury Secretary Mansueto Almeida said on Friday, noting that tax re...
Jun 05, 2020
UK PM offers to accept EU tariffs on some goods to win trade deal: Daily Mail
(Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is willing to accept European Union tariffs on some British goods in an attempt to win a trade deal and break the deadlock in talks with the EU, the Da...
Jun 05, 2020
'Selma' snubbed at 2015 Oscars after cast protested police violence, actor Oyelowo says
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The civil rights movie "Selma" was made free for rental on Friday, a day after actor David Oyelowo said Oscar voters had deliberately snubbed the film in 2015. Oyelowo, who pla...
Jun 05, 2020
Colombia arrests 50 for plant and animal trafficking
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia has captured 50 people and charged them with illegally trafficking plants and animals as part of efforts by authorities to protect the environment, the government said in a...
Jun 05, 2020
