Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Basketball: Lin fears calling out anti-Asian racism could encourage hate
(Reuters) - Former New York Knicks star Jeremy Lin said he feared that calling out racially motivated violence in the United States could fuel further attacks on Asian-Americans. Taiwanese-American Li...
Mar 18, 2021
Cologne diocese abuse cover-up report clears German archbishop
BERLIN (Reuters) - A team of German lawyers said on Thursday they had found no evidence that the Archbishop of Cologne had breached his duty in his response to cases of sexual abuse, but criticised an...
Mar 18, 2021
In rare move, Japan bank lobby head apologises for Mizuho’s system failures
By Takashi Umekawa TOKYO (Reuters) - The head of Japan's banking lobby took the rare step of apologising for a series of system failures at Mizuho Financial Group Inc on Thursday, highlighting how the...
Mar 18, 2021
Not winning but getting out of bubble the only goal, says Paire
(Reuters) - Playing tennis is currently not the priority for Benoit Paire and the temperamental Frenchman said he was content to hop from one tournament to another, lose in the first round and earn so...
Mar 18, 2021
BC Bombers dispute city’s ban on fireworks at C.O. Brown Stadium
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – The Battle Creek Bombers of the Northwoods League feel the City of Battle Creek has hit a foul ball. The Bombers were recently notified that the city has banned fi...
Mar 18, 2021
ECB welcomes Greece’s plan to extend Hercules bad-loan reduction scheme
By George Georgiopoulos ATHENS (Reuters) - The European Central Bank supports Greece's plan to extend a bad-loan reduction scheme to help banks further reduce their burden of bad loans, a member of th...
Mar 18, 2021
Six Flags to reopen theme parks in Mexico, California
(Reuters) - Amusement park operator Six Flags Entertainment Corp said it will reopen its theme park in Mexico starting Thursday, and both of its California properties to the public on April 3. (Report...
Mar 18, 2021
Belarus opposition says OSCE and U.N. ready to help negotiate with authorities
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Exiled Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said on Thursday that the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the United Nations wer...
Mar 18, 2021
Swedish scientist near death after months in solitary confinement in Iran, say UN experts
GENEVA (Reuters) - Swedish-Iranian scientist Ahmadreza Djalali, sentenced to death in Iran on espionage charges, is in critical condition and near death after months of prolonged solitary confinement,...
Mar 18, 2021
UK Serious Fraud Office closes KBR investigation
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said on Thursday it had closed its criminal investigation into the UK subsidiaries of KBR Inc, a U.S.-listed engineering, procurement and constr...
Mar 18, 2021
