Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pentagon chief says Trump has respect for troops after report he made disparaging comments about war dead
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday that President Donald Trump has respect and admiration for American troops and veterans after a magazine report said he had call...
Sep 04, 2020
Martic reaches U.S. Open last-16 despite ragged performance
(Reuters) - Croatian eighth seed Petra Martic survived another sloppy display to see off Grand Slam newcomer Varvara Gracheva 6-3 6-3 on Friday and reach the U.S. Open round of 16 for the second conse...
Sep 04, 2020
Thousands protest in Pakistan over reprinting of Mohammad cartoons in France
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people protested across Pakistan on Friday against French magazine Charlie Hebdo's reprinting of cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammad, chanting "Dea...
Sep 04, 2020
EU’s Michel says relocation no silver bullet to migration feuds
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe must improve migration procedures on its external borders, seal more deals with foreign countries and synchronise asylum policies in the bloc before i...
Sep 04, 2020
Indian firm, Bollywood’s Akshay Kumar to launch tactical mobile game after PUBG ban
By Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian firm is set to launch a battle royale mobile videogame in partnership with Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, capitalizing on the void left by a ban on C...
Sep 04, 2020
Highlights: U.S. Open day five
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Highlights of the fifth day at the U.S. Open in New York on Friday. The Grand Slam is being played without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Times ET; GMT-4): 1240 MARTIC ...
Sep 04, 2020
U.S. judge rejects Ghosn’s accused escape plotters’ extradition challenge
BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday ruled that two Massachusetts men can be legally extradited to Japan to face charges they helped former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country ...
Sep 04, 2020
Truworths to close around half of British shoe chain Office’s stores
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Truworths International Ltd plans to close about 58 of its loss-making Office shoe stores in Britain, its CEO said on Friday, with an overhaul of the remainder ...
Sep 04, 2020
Ethiopia’s Tigray region to holds poll, defying federal government
By Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's northern Tigray region will head to the polls on Wednesday in defiance of the federal government, the latest challenge to Prime Minister Abiy Ah...
Sep 04, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 186,173 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 1,081 to 186,173 and reported 6,132,074 cases, an incr...
Sep 04, 2020
