Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fundraising record, knighthood, now a book: UK veteran Moore ponders what’s next
By Jonathan Shenfield MARSTON MORETAINE, England (Reuters) - He turned 100, raised nearly 40 million pounds ($51.5 million) for Britain's health service and was knighted by the queen. But for Captain ...
Sep 17, 2020
Dutch court rules against Angola’s former first family in oil feud
By Noah Browning LONDON (Reuters) - An Amsterdam court on Thursday froze a stake held by Exem Energy, a company owned by the husband of Angola's former first daughter Isabel dos Santos, in a dispute o...
Sep 17, 2020
Big data firm Sumo Logic’s shares surge 21% in Nasdaq debut
(Reuters) - Shares of big data firm Sumo Logic Inc jumped 21% in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday, as investor optimism for new stocks remained unabated. The stock opened at $26.64 per share, giving the...
Sep 17, 2020
TikTok faces another test: its first U.S. presidential election
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - TikTok, already under scrutiny over its Chinese ownership and threatened with a possible ban by U.S. President Donald Trump, is facing another major challenge: how t...
Sep 17, 2020
Turkey says conditions conducive to launching talks with Greece
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey believes conditions are conducive to restarting talks with fellow NATO member Greece after Ankara's Oruc Reis seismic survey vessel left contested waters in the eastern Medit...
Sep 17, 2020
Mexico requests month-long extension on U.S.-Mexico border restrictions
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's foreign ministry said on Thursday it has requested another month-long extension on land-crossing restrictions at U.S.-Mexico border. The restrictions, first implemente...
Sep 17, 2020
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
