Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lithuania will work towards Belarus sanctions, despite boycott threat: presidential spokesman
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania will continue working towards sanctions on Belarus officials, despite a threat by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to boycott its port, the spokesman for Preside...
Aug 28, 2020
Norway PM says will not ease COVID-19 restrictions yet
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway will not yet ease restrictions designed to counter the novel coronavirus even though the spread has been slower recently, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Friday. "Even if t...
Aug 28, 2020
IOC, IPC thank “Super-Mario” Abe for Tokyo vision
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - Olympic officials thanked outgoing Japanese premier Shinzo Abe on Friday for his commitment to bringing the Games to Tokyo and said they would work closely with hi...
Aug 28, 2020
Police seek to foil Shi’ite gatherings in Indian Kashmir
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Police sealed off parts of Indian Kashmir's main city Srinagar on Friday to stop Shi'ite Muslims from staging processions during their mourning month of Mu...
Aug 28, 2020
Detained Colombia businessman was negotiating with Iran for Venezuela, lawyers say
By Angus Berwick (Reuters) - A Colombian businessman detained in Cape Verde in June was on a mission to Iran as a special envoy of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to negotiate fuel and humanitaria...
Aug 28, 2020
Global funds once again opt out of stocks, despite rally, Reuters polls show
By Rahul Karunakar and Tushar Goenka BENGALURU (Reuters) - Funds recommended equity holdings be trimmed to the lowest in over four years in August, despite record-breaking gains by world stocks, as th...
Aug 28, 2020
Special Report: One Brazilian farmer tried – and failed – to ranch more responsibly in the Amazon
By Stephen Eisenhammer TAILANDIA, Brazil (Reuters) - Mauro Lucio Costa wanted to do the right thing for the world's largest rainforest. For decades, the third-generation rancher in northern Brazil wat...
Aug 28, 2020
U.S. networks struggle to fill fall TV slots after coronavirus shutdowns
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Reality shows, re-runs and revivals make up most of the television menu this fall as America's top four broadcasters grapple to fill holes in their schedules c...
Aug 28, 2020
Mexican president forges crucible for corruption fight, eyeing key vote
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Gearing up for a key election next year, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has wielded corruption as both a stick with which to beat political advers...
Aug 28, 2020
Belarus will reciprocate if sanctions imposed, Lukashenko says
By Andrei Makhovsky and Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on Friday threatened to retaliate with reciprocal measures if any sanctions were imposed again...
Aug 28, 2020
