Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Costa Rica requests $1.75 billion in IMF financial assistance
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Costa Rica's government said on Saturday it has requested $1.75 billion in financial assistance over three years from the International Monetary Fund as the Central American natio...
Aug 29, 2020
Rocket falls inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, no casualties, police sources say
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A Katyusha rocket landed in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, causing damage to an empty building and no casualties, Iraqi police sources said on Saturday. Sirens blasted fro...
Aug 29, 2020
Unstoppable Djokovic downs Raonic to clinch Western & Southern Open title
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic kept his unbeaten streak in 2020 alive as he survived a terrible start to defeat Milos Raonic 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the final of the Western & Southern Open on Saturday. T...
Aug 29, 2020
Colombian government to lend struggling Avianca up to $370 million
(Reuters) - Colombia's government said on Saturday it will extend up to $370 million in loans to Avianca , amid the airline's Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection process in the United States. "With a vie...
Aug 29, 2020
Trump tours Louisiana city hit by Hurricane Laura, says state ‘rebuilds fast’
By Nandita Bose LAKE CHARLES, La. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Saturday toured areas damaged by Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana, receiving briefings on emergency operations and rel...
Aug 29, 2020
U.S. military identifies two soldiers killed in Black Hawk training crash
(Reuters) - The U.S. Army on Saturday identified two soldiers who were killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash while training in Southern California as Staff Sgt. Vincent Marketta and Sgt. Tyler Shelt...
Aug 29, 2020
Trump administration halts election security briefings for Congress, citing leaks
By Brad Heath WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States' top intelligence office told lawmakers it will largely stop holding in-person briefings on election security, officials said on Saturday, signal...
Aug 29, 2020
U.S. CDC reports coronavirus deaths increase by 978 to 181,143
(Reuters) - The number of deaths caused by the novel coronavirus rose by 978 to 181,143 people, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Saturday, reporting a total of 5,890,5...
Aug 29, 2020
Cycling: Rowe hits out at Astana’s treacherous Tour de France descent
By Julien Pretot NICE, France (Reuters) - Briton Luke Rowe hit out at Astana after the riders from the Kazakh team piled on the pressure -- and then paid the price --on a wet descent during the first ...
Aug 29, 2020
Insatiable Serena in hot pursuit of slam number 24 – again
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serena Williams declared she is ready - yet again - to fight it out for a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title when the U.S. Open beings on Monday in a COVID-19 secure bubble. Th...
Aug 29, 2020
