Author Archives: Syndicated Content
You’re kidding me? Children’s haircut costs rise most in post-lockdown Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) - Despite a sales tax trim, the cost of a haircut has soared in post-lockdown Germany and rose most for children last month, followed by men and least of all for women, the Federal St...
Sep 29, 2020
‘Laughing stock’: No party for much-delayed new Berlin airport
BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin will not hold a party when it opens its new airport on Oct. 31 because it is so embarrassed about how long it took to build, but it will mark the closure of the Tegel airport...
Sep 29, 2020
U.S. judge to weigh whether to drop criminal case against ex-Trump adviser Flynn
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday will weigh whether to grant a request by the Justice Department to dismiss a criminal charge against President Donald Trump's former...
Sep 29, 2020
Google offers concessions in fresh bid to win EU okay for Fitbit deal
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google has offered concessions for a second time in a bid to address EU antitrust regulators' concerns about its bid for fitness tracker maker Fitbit...
Sep 29, 2020
Trump and Biden to meet in pivotal first presidential debate
By John Whitesides (Reuters) - Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden will square off for the first time on Tuesday in a pivotal debate that will provide a stark clash of sty...
Sep 29, 2020
Pensioners’ paradise lost: COVID sows fear among Cote D’Azur retirees
By Caroline Pailliez and Eric Gaillard NICE, France (Reuters) - On a plot of gravel overlooking the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean Sea, Jean-Claude Calcagno prepares for a round of petanque, th...
Sep 29, 2020
Supreme Court nominee Barrett meets senators in race to confirmation
By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The sprint to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to become President Donald Trump's third conservative appointee to the U.S. Supreme Court begins in e...
Sep 29, 2020
Table Tennis: Durban to host 2023 World Championships
DURBAN, South Africa (Reuters) - The 2023 World Table Tennis Championships will be staged in Durban, South Africa, the first time since 1939 the tournament has been staged on the African continent. Du...
Sep 29, 2020
Barrett high-court vote against Obamacare not as certain as Democrats claim
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett's comments suggesting she backed challenges to the Obamacare healthcare law do not ensure she would vote to inval...
Sep 29, 2020
Patricia says he’s excited about Sunday’s win for the Lions
ALLEN PARK, MI (WTVB) – Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia said he was happy for the players following the team’s first win Sunday over the Arizona Cardinals. In his Monday press confe...
Sep 29, 2020
