Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Push to restart storm-hit energy operations gets yawn from oil markets
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - Energy companies on Friday continued efforts to restore operations at U.S. Gulf Coast offshore platforms and refineries shut by Hurricane Laura as oil markets largely...
Aug 28, 2020
Golf: European Tour set for Cyprus double-header in rejigged schedule
(Reuters) - The European Tour on Friday announced three more tournaments as part of their revamped 2020 schedule, including its first trip to Cyprus for two consecutive events. Tour officials also con...
Aug 28, 2020
EU set to sanction Turkey over ships in disputed east Med exploration area
By Andreas Rinke and Robin Emmott BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is preparing sanctions against Turkey that could be discussed at the bloc's next summit on Sept. 24 in response to the ...
Aug 28, 2020
U.S. to hold high-level talks with Australia, Japan and India
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans high-level talks with its "Quad" security partners from India, Australia and Japan in September and October, President Donald Trump's national security a...
Aug 28, 2020
Pandemic hampers search for missing persons in Latin America: International Red Cross
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Restrictions on movement because of the coronavirus have put the brakes on the search for thousands of disappeared people across Latin America, the Internationa...
Aug 28, 2020
Walmart wants to go viral with TikTok, Wall Street thinks it can
By Uday Sampath Kumar (Reuters) - Wall Street was swift to see the rationale behind Walmart Inc jumping into the fray to buy TikTok - access to millions of young, digitally savvy users who could help ...
Aug 28, 2020
North Carolina officials say four people at Republican convention tested positive for COVID-19
DETROIT (Reuters) - Two attendees and two event support staff at the Republican National Convention in North Carolina tested positive for COVID-19, county-level officials from the state wrote on Twitt...
Aug 28, 2020
Hungary to close borders to foreigners as of Sept. 1 to curb coronavirus infections
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will close its borders to foreigners as of Sept. 1 to curb a rise in coronavirus infections and Hungarians returning to the country from abroad will have to go into quaran...
Aug 28, 2020
Billionaire Fredriksen names Svelland head of holding firm Seatankers
By Nerijus Adomaitis and Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian-born billionaire John Fredriksen appointed a hedge fund manager on Friday as next head of his family's key holding company, which cont...
Aug 28, 2020
Western diplomats express deep concern over Zimbabwe crisis
By MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) - Western diplomats in Zimbabwe expressed deep concern on Friday over a deteriorating political and economic crisis, and said the government should stop using th...
Aug 28, 2020
