Author Archives: Syndicated Content
German health minister won't run for leadership of Merkel's conservatives - sources
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Health Minister Jens Spahn will not run for the chair of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU), two sources in the party said on Tuesday. Spahn had been expect...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2020
Investigators seek motive after car rammed into German carnival parade
VOLKMARSEN, Germany (Reuters) - Investigators were hoping on Tuesday to question a 29-year-old man suspected of ploughing a silver Mercedes car into a carnival parade in the western German town of Vol...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2020
Tesco sells stake in Chinese joint venture for $357 million
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest retailer Tesco has sold its 20% share of a joint venture in China to a unit of its partner China Resources Holdings (CRH), raising 275 million pounds ($357 million...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2020
Top 25 roundup: New No. 1 Kansas clobbers Oklahoma State
Udoka Azubuike continued his surging stretch run Monday, recording 19 points and 16 rebounds for his 13th double-double of the season as No. 1 Kansas trampled Oklahoma State 83-58 at Lawrence, Kan. Th...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2020
NBA roundup: Bucks overcome Wizards, Beal (55 points) in OT
Khris Middleton scored 40 points as the visiting Milwaukee Bucks overcame Bradley Beal's career-high 55-point performance to earn a 137-134 overtime victory over the Washington Wizards on Monday. Midd...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2020
Australia's Hewitt says ATP Cup success put ITF under pressure
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt says the success of the inaugural ATP Cup in January has put the International Tennis Federation (ITF) under pressure over its revamped Dav...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2020
Deere taps tractor-hailing tech in bid to break ground in Africa
By Omar Mohammed and Joe Bavier NANYUKI, Kenya/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - It's ride-hailing, farm style. Deere & Co. is teaming up with the "Uber of tractors" in Africa and betting on a future where far...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2020
Turkey's Erdogan says no agreement yet on four-way Syria summit
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that there was not yet full agreement on holding a proposed March 5 summit with Russia, France and Germany on the conflict in Syri...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2020
Exclusive: Japan to further ease rules on foreign ownership of stocks - sources
By Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will add exemptions to new foreign investment restrictions for companies exposed to sensitive national security issues, government sources said, in a move aime...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2020
Seven killed, around 150 injured in Indian protest violence - police official
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed and about 150 were injured in clashes on Monday in the Indian capital during protests over a new citizenship law, a police official told Reuters...
Thomson Reuters Feb 25, 2020
