Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Sudan president replaces finance minister, state TV reports
JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir has removed the country's finance minister Salvatore Garang from office, replacing him with Athian Ding Athian, state television reported on Wednesday...
Sep 16, 2020
American Airlines, unions make new push to win government payroll assistance
By David Shepardson and Tracy Rucinski WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - American Airlines chief executive Doug Parker and seven major airline unions on Wednesday made a new push to win additional govern...
Sep 16, 2020
Eight European countries urge Brazil to take action on Amazon deforestation
By Jake Spring and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - A group of eight European countries urged Brazil to take "real action" to combat rising deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, which is thr...
Sep 16, 2020
MLB to begin 2021 Spring Training exhibition in February
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball's 2021 Spring Training will begin on Feb. 27 in Florida and Arizona with each of the 30 clubs in action on the first day of exhibition play, officials said on Wednesd...
Sep 16, 2020
Irish COVID-19 modeling group warns of exponential increase in cases
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The head of Ireland's COVID-19 modeling group on Wednesday said he was more concerned about the rise in cases of the disease in the country than at any time since its first peak in ...
Sep 16, 2020
South Africa to open up for international travel from Oct. 1: president
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday the country would open its international borders selectively for travel and tourism from Oct. 1, as part of a further...
Sep 16, 2020
Greek PM says concerned by extension of Turkish drill ship operations off Cyprus
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday he was concerned by Turkey's move to extend the operation of its Yavuz energy drill ship in disputed Mediterranean wate...
Sep 16, 2020
European Parliament votes for new taxes in EU to repay recovery borrowing
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament voted on Wednesday in favour of assigning new tax revenues to the European Union to repay the bloc's intended joint borrowing of 750 billion euros ($888 bi...
Sep 16, 2020
UK hands over to India statues stolen from Hindu temple in 1978
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has returned three antique bronze sculptures to Indian authorities more than 40 years after they were stolen from a Hindu temple in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. ...
Sep 16, 2020
Mali junta moves toward selecting interim president after embargo threat
By Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's ruling junta said on Wednesday that it had started the process of naming an interim president, after West African presidents threatened a total embargo on t...
Sep 16, 2020
