Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NHL roundup: Islanders take 3-1 lead on top-seeded Flyers
Brock Nelson scored twice Sunday night for the New York Islanders, who took a commanding lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals by beating the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2, in Game 4 in Toronto. Jean-G...
Aug 31, 2020
Japan’s ruling party to hold September 14 leadership vote; four possible candidates for PM
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party plans to hold a leadership vote on Sept. 14 to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is stepping down due to ill health, local media reported...
Aug 31, 2020
Locked out by COVID, refugees’ lives on hold
By Edward McAllister DAKAR (Reuters) - When Michelle Alfaro left her office at the United Nations in Geneva on March 13, her job finding homes for the world's most vulnerable refugees was under contro...
Aug 31, 2020
Israeli and U.S. officials fly to UAE to cement ‘normalisation’ deal
By Dan Williams TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Top aides to U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fly to the United Arab Emirates on Monday to put final touches on a pact est...
Aug 31, 2020
U.S. warship transits Taiwan Strait for second time in two weeks
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A U.S. Navy warship has transited the narrow and sensitive Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's Defence Ministry said on Monday, the second such operation in two weeks amid rising tensions betwe...
Aug 31, 2020
India says Chinese troops carried out military movement in fresh border row
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India said on Monday Chinese troops carried out military movements over the weekend to change the status quo on their disputed border in a fresh flare-up between the two sides. "...
Aug 31, 2020
Exclusive: Rio vows to preserve ancient Australian rock shelter after outcry over caves blast
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rio Tinto has pledged to protect a 43,000-year old rock shelter on the fringe of its Silvergrass iron ore mine in Western Australia as it reviews heritage sites...
Aug 31, 2020
Huawei ends Australian rugby league team sponsorship amid political tensions
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian operation of Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei said on Monday it would end its sponsorship of a national rugby league team a year earlier than expecte...
Aug 31, 2020
Nestle to buy Aimmune Therapeutics for $2.6 billion
ZURICH (Reuters) - Nestle said on Thursday it was offering $34.50 per share for the remaining 74.4% in peanut allergy treatment maker Aimmune Therapeutics it does not already own, adding a potential b...
Aug 31, 2020
No cramming as new COVID rules take hold in South Korean capital
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - Private tuition centres shut for the first time and traffic was lighter in South Korea's capital on Monday, the first working day of tighter social-distancing rules d...
Aug 31, 2020
