Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer: Who pays for Mauritius oil spill and how much?
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese bulk carrier struck a coral reef off the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius on July 25, spilling about 1,000 tonnes of fuel oil and triggering a state of "environment...
Aug 14, 2020
Motorcycling: Binder wants to start afresh at Red Bull Ring
SALZBURG, Austria (Reuters) - Red Bull KTM rookie Brad Binder is not getting carried away with last week's sensational maiden MotoGP victory in the Czech Republic and is looking to reset for Sunday's ...
Aug 14, 2020
Lebanon alone must decide its own future, says Iran foreign minister
By Maher Chmaytelli BEIRUT (Reuters) - Only the Lebanese people and their representatives can decide the country's future, Iran's foreign minister said on a visit to Beirut on Friday, following the ma...
Aug 14, 2020
Explainer: How the coronavirus changed U.S. political conventions, perhaps forever
By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. political convention, a presidential campaign ritual dating to the 1830s, is being reinvented on the fly after being short-circuited by the coronavir...
Aug 14, 2020
Trump pushes anti-immigrant message even as coronavirus dominates campaign
By Ted Hesson and Chris Kahn WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S President Donald Trump is powering ahead with his anti-immigration agenda, even as voters say they are more concerned with the coronavi...
Aug 14, 2020
Bulgaria’s PM says he will resign if deputies agree to change constitution
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Friday he would resign if parliament approves his plans to call elections for a grand national assembly to change the constitution. B...
Aug 14, 2020
Take Five: Impasse!
1/WALL STREET WATCHES WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers negotiating a fresh dose of stimulus have reached an impasse. Trillions of dollars injected by the Federal Reserve and huge government spending increase...
Aug 14, 2020
‘Little brown girl’: Australian Biden-Harris cartoon sparks furore
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A cartoon in Australia's biggest national newspaper drew condemnation on Friday as being racist for portraying U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden describing his new...
Aug 14, 2020
Investors in Belarus face ‘dictator dilemma’, Putin may hold the key
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Investors face a classic 'dictator dilemma' in Belarus - hold on to securities that benefit from the status quo in a brutal regime, or sell them and sever their ties -...
Aug 14, 2020
Iran official: No Iranian ships or cargoes have been seized – IRNA
DUBAI (Reuters) - No Iranian ships or gasoline cargoes have been seized, an unnamed official told Iran's state news agency on Friday, following reports that four Iranian fuel cargoes had been transfer...
Aug 14, 2020
