Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pompeo defends RNC address, saying State Dept. found it lawful
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday defended his appearance last week at the Republican National Convention, saying it was reviewed by the department as lawful. Pom...
Sep 02, 2020
Germany says Putin critic Navalny was poisoned with Novichok
BERLIN (Reuters) - A critic of President Vladimir Putin who fell into a coma in Russia and is being treated in Berlin was poisoned with a Soviet-style Novichok nerve agent, a German government spokesm...
Sep 02, 2020
Pompeo says U.S. Hopes for peaceful resolution on the India-China border flare up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States hopes for a peaceful resolution to the clashes between India and China on the disputed Himalayan mountain border, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednes...
Sep 02, 2020
U.S. factory orders rise more than expected in July
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New orders for U.S.-made goods increased more than expected in July as the manufacturing sector continues to steadily recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Commerce Department...
Sep 02, 2020
NY Fed’s Williams says new framework empowers central bank in low-rate environment
(Reuters) - Lower interest rates around the globe make it more difficult to use monetary policy to stimulate the economy, but the Federal Reserve's new framework leaves the U.S. central bank better po...
Sep 02, 2020
Chile central bank softens 2020 recession projection, expects stabilization
By Aislinn Laing and Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's central bank on Wednesday softened its prediction for an economic contraction in 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus on the world...
Sep 02, 2020
Froome and Thomas to ride Tirreno-Adriatico
(Reuters) - Former Tour de France winners Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas will take part in the Tirreno-Adriatico this month, organisers of the rescheduled event said on Wednesday. Both were left out ...
Sep 02, 2020
U.S. appeals court rejects Oracle’s challenge in JEDI contract fight
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oracle Corp's long-running legal challenge to how the Pentagon set up its $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract has been rejected by a U.S. appeals court. At...
Sep 02, 2020
Russia jails two Jehovah’s Witnesses for four years on extremism charges, group says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court has sentenced two Jehovah's Witnesses to four years in prison after finding them guilty of extremism, the religious group said on Wednesday. Russia's Supreme Court b...
Sep 02, 2020
Burnt sculpture of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump exhibited in Slovenia
By Marja Novak KOPER, Slovenia (Reuters) - A burnt wooden statue of Slovenian-born U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, described by the artist as representing tensions in the United States, goes on show at...
Sep 02, 2020
