Author Archives: Syndicated Content
How a ‘Hillbilly Brigade’ saved an Oregon town from raging wildfires
By Brad Brooks MOLALLA, Ore. (Reuters) - Nicole West steered her bulldozer through the smoldering forest, pushing logs into the underbrush and away from the wildfires ripping through Oregon's Cascade ...
Sep 17, 2020
U.S. hopes to name Qatar as major non-NATO ally, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States hopes to move forward with naming Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, a status that provides foreign nations with some benefits in defense trade and security coope...
Sep 17, 2020
U.S. investors set to own majority stake in TikTok Global
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. investors, including Oracle Corp , are set to hold at least a 60% stake in TikTok, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters. The U.S. Treasury submitted a revised term s...
Sep 17, 2020
Businesses call on U.S. insurers to ditch fossil fuel underwriting
By Noor Zainab Hussain (Reuters) - A group of about 60 American businesses on Thursday urged their insurers to stop providing coverage to and investing in fossil fuel producers. In a letter, companies...
Sep 17, 2020
Twitter slaps warning label on Trump tweet
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Thursday placed a warning label on a tweet by U.S. President Donald Trump, saying his post included potentially misleading information regarding the process of mail-in votin...
Sep 17, 2020
Jordan’s crackdown on tax cheats has raised $600 million: finance minister
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan has identified at least $600 million in taxes owed by companies under an ambitious drive to curb tax evasion, Finance Minister Mohamad Al Ississ told Re...
Sep 17, 2020
Family & friends are major sources of COVID-19 infections: French minister
PARIS (Reuters) - Gatherings of family are a major source of COVID-19 infections, French Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Thursday, adding the spread of the disease had accelerated in the last we...
Sep 17, 2020
In U.S. ally Bahrain, Israel deal rallies a weakened opposition
By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain may have won international praise for following in the United Arab Emirates' footsteps and establishing ties with Israel, but the dram...
Sep 17, 2020
More than 30 killed in militia attacks in western Ethiopia
By Giulia Paravicini and Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Armed militia men killed more than 30 people in the Metakal zone of Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz region, a senior opposition leader told...
Sep 17, 2020
Kwiatkowski wins Tour de France 18th stage, Roglic retains yellow
LA ROCHE SUR FORON, France (Reuters) - Poland's Michal Kwiatkowski won the 18th stage of the Tour de France, a 175-km ride from Meribel on Thursday. His Ineos-Grenadiers team mate, Richard Carapaz of ...
Sep 17, 2020
