Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Djokovic thrashes debutant Schwartzman at ATP Finals
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Diego Schwartzman suffered a similar fate to fellow ATP Finals debutant Andrey Rublev the previous night as the Argentine was brushed aside by five-time champion No...
Nov 16, 2020
Lordstown Motors says electric pickup launch ‘on track’ for fall 2021
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - Startup Lordstown Motors Corp said on Monday it remained "on track" to begin building electric pickup trucks next September at a former General Motors Co plant in northeast...
Nov 16, 2020
Islamists clash with Pakistani police in French cartoon protests
By Asif Shahzad RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters of a hardline Islamist party clashed with police on the main road into Pakistan's capital city on Monday following protests ove...
Nov 16, 2020
Iraq hangs 21 on terrorism charges in latest mass executions
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq hanged 21 convicted terrorists and murderers on Monday, an interior ministry statement said, the latest in a series of mass executions it has carried out since defeating the I...
Nov 16, 2020
Afghan man pleads not guilty to 2008 kidnapping of American journalist
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Afghan man pleaded not guilty on Monday in Manhattan federal court to six counts related to the 2008 kidnapping of a U.S. journalist and two Afghan national...
Nov 16, 2020
EU regulators to decide on $30 billion Willis, Aon deal by December 21
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Aon has sought EU antitrust approval for its $30 billion bid for Willis Towers , with the EU watchdog setting a Dec. 21 deadline for its decision, a filing on the European Commiss...
Nov 16, 2020
U.S. charges former Harvard fencing coach, businessman with bribery scheme
BOSTON (Reuters) - A former fencing coach at Harvard University and a Maryland businessman were arrested on Monday on charges that they engaged in a bribery scheme aimed at securing the admission of t...
Nov 16, 2020
Top U.S. Interior Department contender eyes renewable energy expansion on public land
By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top contender to lead the U.S. Interior Department under Democratic President-elect Joe Biden said the federal government should priorit...
Nov 16, 2020
African governance worsens for first time in a decade: survey
JOHANNESBURG/LONDON (Reuters) - Africa's governance performance worsened in 2019 for the first time in nearly a decade due to a broad deterioration in the areas of human rights, security and rule of l...
Nov 16, 2020
Johnson not ready to rest on laurels after winning Masters
By Andrew Both AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Dustin Johnson exudes an air of cool nonchalance on the course but that calm exterior hides a burning desire to compile a major record that does justice to his ...
Nov 16, 2020
