Author Archives: Syndicated Content
O’Sullivan handed bye after opponent tests positive for COVID-19
LONDON (Reuters) - World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was handed a bye to the second round of the European Masters on Tuesday after Welsh opponent Daniel Wells tested positive for COVID-19. Wells was on...
Sep 22, 2020
U.S. imposes Venezuela-related sanctions on five individuals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday imposed Venezuela-related sanctions on five individuals, according to the U.S. Treasury Department's website. The Treasury blacklisted Miguel Antoni...
Sep 22, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro defends environmental record in speech to U.N.
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro rejected international criticism of his government's environmental policies in a pre-recorded speech to a remote session opening the United Natio...
Sep 22, 2020
UniCredit looks to sell German leasing, WealthCap businesses: sources
By Arno Schuetze and Valentina Za FRANKFURT (Reuters) - UniCredit is looking to sell its German leasing operations and a local real estate investment unit, two sources familiar with the matter said on...
Sep 22, 2020
U.S. House may delay Tuesday vote on government funding bill, as talks continue: Democratic aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives may delay the expected Tuesday afternoon vote on a bill to fund the government through Dec. 11, because discussions are continuing about its pr...
Sep 22, 2020
Dutch ‘living coffin’ aims to provide source for life after death
DELFT (Reuters) - A Dutch start-up has created a biodegradable "living coffin" made of a fungus, instead of wood, which it says can convert a decomposing human body into key nutrients for plants. The ...
Sep 22, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan floats regional conference in tense east Mediterranean
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday proposed a regional conference with all Mediterranean coastal states, including the breakaway Turkish Cypriots, to address tensio...
Sep 22, 2020
France still pushing for new Lebanese cabinet after missed deadline
PARIS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - France is pressing Lebanese politicians to form a new government in a "reasonable timeframe" to lift the nation out of a deep crisis but has not fixed a new deadline after the...
Sep 22, 2020
Without fiscal support, U.S. economy risks recession: Fed’s Evans
(Reuters) - Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans said Tuesday the U.S. economy risks a longer, slower recovery, if not an outright recession, if the U.S. Congress fails to pass a fiscal pac...
Sep 22, 2020
‘We do our best’: fuel shortages make Yemen doctors’ lives even harder
SANAA (Reuters) - In the Yemeni capital Sanaa, Mohammed al-Ghazaaly's kidney dialysis machine often cuts out due to an escalating fuel shortage in the country's north. When the electricity generator r...
Sep 22, 2020
