Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hundreds of French COVID-19 testers strike over work conditions, says union
PARIS (Reuters) - Several hundred workers at COVID-19 testing laboratories across France walked out on Thursday in protest against poor working conditions, one of the country's biggest trade unions sa...
Sep 17, 2020
In England, parents despair at COVID dilemma as testing system buckles
By Andrew MacAskill and Ben Makori BIRMINGHAM/SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, England (Reuters) - Parents across England are facing a COVID-19 dilemma: their children are not allowed to return to school unless they ...
Sep 17, 2020
U.S. housing starts drop as multi-family home construction slumps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. homebuilding fell in August after strong gains in the prior three months, but the housing market remains supported by record low interest rates and demand for properties in...
Sep 17, 2020
Kaepernick’s rookie NFL jersey could fetch $100,000 at auction
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The white number seven jersey worn by U.S. National Football League (NFL) star Colin Kaepernick on his debut with the San Francisco 49ers could fetch $100,000 when it goes up f...
Sep 17, 2020
Fed Cup to be re-named Billie Jean King Cup
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Almost 60 years after Billie Jean King helped the United States win the inaugural Fed Cup, the team event is being re-named in honour of the greatest trailblazer in...
Sep 17, 2020
Carlsberg raises 2020 outlook on strong sales in China, Eastern Europe
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish brewer Carlsberg on Thursday raised its full-year earnings expectations after positive momentum last month, buoyed by solid sales in Eastern Europe and an improved outloo...
Sep 17, 2020
NATO keeps France-Turkey probe under wraps as tempers flare
By Robin Emmott, John Irish and Tuvan Gumrukcu BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A NATO investigation into a naval standoff between French and Turkish ships in June has been rated too sensitive to discuss in publi...
Sep 17, 2020
Russia’s Novak urges OPEC+ members to comply fully with output pact
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak in his opening remarks to an OPEC+ panel online meeting on Thursday urged participants in the group's oil reduction pact to fully comply with...
Sep 17, 2020
We’re lucky to have Osaka as a leader, says King
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Women's tennis is very fortunate to have U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka as its new figurehead, according to one of the sport's greatest trailblazers Billie Jean Kin...
Sep 17, 2020
Explainer: Lebanon’s financial meltdown and how it happened
By Edmund Blair BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon is grappling with a deep economic crisis after successive governments piled up debt following the 1975-1990 civil war with little to show for their spending ...
Sep 17, 2020
