Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Belarus court sentences top basketball player to 15 days’ jail
MINSK (Reuters) - A Minsk court on Wednesday sentenced Belarusian basketball player Yelena Levchenko to 15 days in jail for taking part in protests demanding the resignation of President Alexander Luk...
Sep 30, 2020
Creator of beloved Argentina cartoon character Mafalda dies at 88
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine cartoonist Quino, the creator of Mafalda, the inquisitive and quick-witted girl who used humor and irony to call for greater democracy in the crisis-prone country, h...
Sep 30, 2020
Trump-Biden TV debate audience slumps below 2016 record, early data show
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The first U.S. presidential debate between Republican President Donald Trump and Democrat challenger Joe Biden likely attracted a much smaller audience than the record set four...
Sep 30, 2020
Canada’s Lundin seeks mediation to stave off strike at Candelaria mine in Chile
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Canada's Lundin Mining, owner of the Candelaria mine in Chile, has requested government mediation in a last-ditch effort to stave off a strike by one of its unio...
Sep 30, 2020
FAA administrator begins 737 MAX evaluation flight in Seattle
SEATTLE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Aviation Administration Chief Steve Dickson began an evaluation flight at the controls of a Boeing 737 MAX Wednesday in Seattle just before 9 a.m. PDT, a key mil...
Sep 30, 2020
Zoroastrians make a comeback in northern Iraq, but still face stigma
By Charlotte Bruneau and Kawa Omar DOHUK, Iraq (Reuters) - Carefully tucking his Farvahar pendant under his shirt, Aram Mehdi reminds himself of the core Zoroastrian principles it represents: good wor...
Sep 30, 2020
France urges parts review after Airbus A380 engine blowout
By Tim Hepher and Laurence Frost PARIS (Reuters) - French investigators have called for a review of the design and maintenance of titanium alloy engine parts to ensure they guard against the risks of ...
Sep 30, 2020
French Open order of play on Thursday
(Reuters) - Order of play on the main showcourts on the fifth day of the French Open on Thursday (play begins at 0900 GMT, prefix number denotes seeding): COURT PHILIPPE CHATRIER Jelena Ostapenko (Lat...
Sep 30, 2020
UK secures Vietnam backing to join Trans-Pacific trading group, Raab says
By Guy Faulconbridge and Khanh Vu HANOI/LONDON (Reuters) - Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Wednesday he hopes to conclude talks on a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom soo...
Sep 30, 2020
Titans home game versus Steelers postponed due to COVID-19
(Reuters) - The NFL has postponed Sunday's game between the Tennessee Titans and visiting Pittsburgh Steelers after some players and staff from the Nashville-based team tested positive for the coronav...
Sep 30, 2020
