Author Archives: Syndicated Content
White Americans turn out for Floyd protests, but will they work for change?
By Nandita Bose and Heather Timmons WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leslie Batson, a white office administrator from Maryland, joined the thousands of marchers protesting the killing of George Floyd in Washing...
Jun 11, 2020
Soccer: Shaq cut-out to boost Northampton playoff bid
(Reuters) - American basketball great Shaquille O'Neal may not able to travel across the pond to support his favourite soccer club Northampton Town but his face will be in the stands during their Leag...
Jun 11, 2020
Senate committee unveils $740 billion defense bill, targets China
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday unveiled its version of the annual National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, a $740 billion bill set...
Jun 11, 2020
UK says intensified timetable for free trade talks agreed with EU
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said it had agreed an intensified timetable for free trade negotiations with the European Union in July as both sides try to strike an agreement by the end of the year. "Thi...
Jun 11, 2020
Congo prosecutor seeks 20-year sentence for president's chief of staff
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Prosecutors asked a high court in the Democratic Republic of Congo to sentence Vital Kamerhe, the president's chief of staff, to 20 years in prison for his alleged role in the emb...
Jun 11, 2020
Leading Dominican Republic presidential candidate has coronavirus
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - Just three-and-a-half weeks away from the Dominican Republic's presidential election, leading candidate Luis Abinader said he and his wife had tested positive for the novel c...
Jun 11, 2020
A month into reopening, no clear turn for U.S. economy or pandemic
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A month into efforts to broadly reopen the U.S. economy there is little clarity either on the pace and durability of the recovery, or on the ability to convi...
Jun 11, 2020
Burundi's constitutional court to decide interim leader after president's death
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Burundi's constitutional court will decide who takes over as interim leader following the sudden death this week of President Pierre Nkurunziza, the government said in a statement ...
Jun 11, 2020
Yum sues Grubhub for violating delivery deal
(Reuters) - Yum Brands Inc filed a lawsuit against Grubhub Inc on Thursday for allegedly violating terms of its food delivery partnership, a day after Europe's Just Eat Takeaway.com NV agreed to buy t...
Jun 11, 2020
F1 likely to add European races as more cancellations loom
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One looks set to add more European races to the calendar with grands prix in Asia and the Americas likely to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The c...
Jun 11, 2020
