Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S.-Taliban deal puts Qatar on stronger footing with Washington
By Alexander Cornwell DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar's role in clinching a historic U.S.-Taliban accord over the weekend could further strengthen its relationship with key ally Washington despite efforts by f...
Mar 01, 2020
Climate change lengthens Australian summers by 50%: study
By Kate Lamb SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian summers are now effectively twice as long as its winters as climate change has increased temperatures since the middle of the last century, research released...
Mar 01, 2020
Irish central bank chief urges more weight for housing in euro zone inflation: FT
(Reuters) - Irish central bank chief Gabriel Makhlouf called for the cost of housing to be given more weight in the way inflation is calculated in the euro zone, according to the Financial Times. Acco...
Mar 01, 2020
Newsmaker: Malaysia's Mahathir down but still not out at 94
By Rozanna Latiff and Joseph Sipalan KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - "I feel like I should retire, I'm so old now. But when I see what's happening in this country...," 94-year-old Mahathir Mohamad said at a ...
Mar 01, 2020
No kissing please, we're Swiss, minister urges over coronavirus
VIENNA (Reuters) - Swiss people should consider dropping the everyday greeting of kissing each other on the cheeks, to avoid spreading the coronavirus, Switzerland's Health Minister Alain Berset said ...
Mar 01, 2020
Pope makes first public appearance following illness
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance in four days following what the Vatican has called a "slight indisposition" that forced him to cancel some audiences an...
Mar 01, 2020
Abortion rights face stern new test at conservative U.S. Supreme Court
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court this week gets its first chance to consider new curbs on abortion rights with President Donald Trump's two conservative appointees on t...
Mar 01, 2020
Sanders raised $46.5 million in February, makes ad buys for states beyond Super Tuesday
By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential front-runner Bernie Sanders raised $45 million in February, his campaign said on Sunday, and will launch new television ad buys in nin...
Mar 01, 2020
After Biden's South Carolina win, Democrats head to Alabama to commemorate civil rights march
By Joseph Ax SELMA, Ala. (Reuters) - Five Democratic presidential contenders will help mark the anniversary of a landmark civil rights march in Alabama on Sunday, the day after strong African-American...
Mar 01, 2020
Uruguay presidential inauguration sees Latin 'pink tide' recede further
By Fabian Werner MONTEVIDEO(Reuters) - Uruguay will shift to the right on Sunday with the inauguration of conservative Luis Lacalle Pou as president after 15 years of left-wing rule. Lacalle Pou has v...
Mar 01, 2020
