Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Operator of Trump International Hotel in Vancouver files for bankruptcy
By Moira Warburton VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The company that operates the Trump International Hotel in Vancouver said on Friday it has filed for bankruptcy, blaming the coronavirus pandemic for lost reve...
Aug 28, 2020
Violence erupts in Swedish town of Malmo after anti-Islam actions, police say
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A riot broke out on Friday in the southern Swedish town of Malmo, where at least 300 people had gathered to protest against anti-Islam activities, police said. Protesters were th...
Aug 28, 2020
New York Times must face Sarah Palin’s defamation claim: court ruling
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday rejected the New York Times' bid to dismiss Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit over an editorial she said wrongly linked her to a 2011 mass shooting. U.S. ...
Aug 28, 2020
Brazil’s Bolsonaro committed to austerity, says economy minister
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is committed to austerity and favors fiscally responsible economic stimulus, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Friday, at the end of a week ...
Aug 28, 2020
TikTok says it has not received a bid from Centricus and Triller
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investment firm Centricus Asset Management Ltd and social media app Triller Inc have not submitted an offer for the TikTok assets that China's ByteDance is seeking to a divest, a ...
Aug 28, 2020
Influential Libyan interior minister suspended amid protests
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The head of Libya's internationally recognised government suspended his powerful interior minister from his duties on Friday, saying his handling of street protests and a violent c...
Aug 28, 2020
Chile will not let striking truckers block main highways: president
By Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's president Sebastian Pinera on Friday insisted that truck drivers will not be allowed to block major highways while they strike to protest attacks on them ...
Aug 28, 2020
Zuckerberg says Facebook’s failure to remove militia page ‘an operational mistake’
(Reuters) - Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said on Friday the company was at fault for not removing the page and event for a militia group before two people were killed at a protest ...
Aug 28, 2020
U.S. state election officials say little evidence of absentee ballot fraud
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top election officials from two states told Congress on Friday they have seen little evidence of absentee ballot fraud in U.S. primary elections this year and ...
Aug 28, 2020
Apple terminates Epic Games’ account on App Store
(Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Friday it had terminated "Fortnite" creator Epic Games' account on its app store, following a legal battle between the two over the iPhone maker's in-app payment guidelin...
Aug 28, 2020
