Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
Herbalife enters deferred prosecution agreement over alleged corruption in China
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Herbalife Nutrition Ltd has entered a deferred prosecution agreement to settle U.S. government charges it provided corrupt payments and benefits to Chinese officials, including in...
Aug 28, 2020
Exiled news service started by teen blogger becomes big source of Belarus news
By Alan Charlish WARSAW (Reuters) - It started five years ago with a music video uploaded by a teenage blogger on YouTube. Now, the Nexta Live channel, with more than 2 million subscribers on the mess...
Aug 28, 2020
Berlin police prepare for violence at protests against coronavirus curbs
BERLIN (Reuters) - Police prepared for possible violence at protests in Berlin this weekend as activists opposed to coronavirus restrictions called on social media followers across Europe to arm thems...
Aug 28, 2020
Irish man pleads guilty over Vietnamese truck deaths in UK
LONDON (Reuters) - Irishman Ronan Hughes pleaded guilty on Friday to the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese men, women and boys found in the back of a refrigerated truck near London last year. Hughes appea...
Aug 28, 2020
Boeing aims to increase Black employees by 20%, CEO says in memo
By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co is seeking to increase Black U.S. employees throughout the company by 20% and mandate benchmarks for hiring people of color, Chief Executive Dave Calho...
Aug 28, 2020
Fed’s targeting of higher inflation could backfire, paper suggests
(Reuters) - Targeting higher inflation, as the Federal Reserve suggested it would do in a revamp of its monetary policy strategy on Thursday, could end up slowing growth instead of boosting it unless ...
Aug 28, 2020
