Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trump jeered as he visits Ginsburg’s casket at U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump was greeted with jeers and boos on Thursday as he visited the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's flag-draped coffin outside the U.S. Su...
Sep 24, 2020
UK’s Integumen unveils prototype COVID-19 breath test
LONDON (Reuters) - Integumen, a British company that developed a system to detect the COVID-19 virus in waste water, said the same technology could be deployed in a personalised breath test that could...
Sep 24, 2020
Slovak conservatives hope to tighten abortion law, rights groups protest
By Radoslav Stoklasa BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Christian lawmakers in Slovakia hope to win parliamentary approval for a tightening of abortion rules in a vote expected on Friday, part of a trend towards ...
Sep 24, 2020
Top U.S. markets watchdog says blank-check IPOs offer ‘healthy competition’
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday said special purpose acquisition companies (SPACS) offer "healthy competition" to trad...
Sep 24, 2020
UK seeks to seize $39 million from lawyer who helped corrupt Nigerian politician
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - British prosecutors launched an attempt on Thursday to confiscate 30.8 million pounds ($39.3 million) from a London lawyer who assisted a Nigerian politician in l...
Sep 24, 2020
U.S. renews waiver for Iraq to import Iranian energy, for 60 days
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has renewed a waiver for Iraq to import Iranian electricity imports, a State Department official said on Thursday, this time for 60 days, a period which he sai...
Sep 24, 2020
Cycling: Dygert suffers massive crash in world championships time trial
(Reuters) - American favourite Chloe Dygert suffered a horrible crash in the time trial at the UCI Road World Championships on Thursday. The 23-year-old, the defending champion, was setting the pace a...
Sep 24, 2020
German Catholic Church to offer abuse victims compensation
BERLIN (Reuters) - The victims of sexual abuse in Germany's Catholic Church can apply for compensation payments of up to 50,000 euros from next year, the chairman of the German Bishops' Conference (DB...
Sep 24, 2020
Poland should not phase out coal before 2060: unions
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland should not phase out coal before 2060, mining trade unions said on Thursday, as talks with the government continued on the restructuring of the industry, which generates most...
Sep 24, 2020
McConnell, other Republicans split with Trump on peaceful transfer of power
By Susan Heavey and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell joined other Republican lawmakers in rallying to the defense of constitutional government on Thursday, ...
Sep 24, 2020
