Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Brazil’s Lula says he will back anyone who can take on Bolsonaro
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, barred from elected office due to corruption convictions, said he is open to backing any candidate w...
Sep 20, 2020
Italians vote in regional elections, referendum in test for coalition
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Italians began voting on Sunday in a raft of local ballots and a referendum, with the ruling coalition under pressure in its first electoral test since the coronavirus ...
Sep 20, 2020
If U.S. election winds up in Supreme Court, Ginsburg’s death will loom large
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - The death of liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday could spell bad news for Democrats if a legal battle over the results of the Nov. 3 presidential elect...
Sep 20, 2020
Three dead after rare Mediterranean storm batters Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) - Three people have died after Cyclone Ianos, a rare storm known as a medicane, battered Greece, flooding streets and homes, Greek authorities said on Sunday. Ianos uprooted trees and...
Sep 20, 2020
Macron challenger presses France to save tyre plant
PARIS (Reuters) - France should invest in a Bridgestone tyre plant threatened with closure, the head of its regional government who plans to run against President Emmanuel Macron in 2022 said on Sunda...
Sep 20, 2020
Facebook tells Irish court that probe threatens its EU operations – newspaper
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Facebook has told Ireland's High Court it cannot see how its services could operate in the European Union if regulators freeze its data transfer mechanism, the Sunday Business Post ...
Sep 20, 2020
Supreme Court fight after Ginsburg’s death energizes women voters on both sides
By James Oliphant and Jonathan Drake WASHINGTON/FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Waiting for President Donald Trump to speak at a campaign rally in North Carolina on Saturday, Paulette Fittshu...
Sep 20, 2020
China’s Guolian Securities to acquire Sinolink Securities
(Reuters) - Guolian Securities Co said on Sunday it would acquire Sinolink Securities Co through a share swap and stake purchase, a move that accelerates the consolidation of Chinese brokerages. The a...
Sep 20, 2020
India passes farm bills amid protest from opposition parties
By Nigam Prusty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's parliament on Sunday passed new bills the government says will make it easier for farmers to sell their produce directly to big buyers, despite growing pr...
Sep 20, 2020
Lee withdraws from U.S. Open after 18th hole meltdown
(Reuters) - New Zealand golfer Danny Lee withdrew from the U.S. Open citing a wrist injury after a disastrous finish to his third round on Saturday left him 13 strokes behind leader Matthew Wolff. Lee...
Sep 20, 2020
