Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cycling: Roglic extends Dauphine lead, Formolo claims stage win, Froome nowhere
(Reuters) - Primoz Roglic extended his lead in the Criterium du Dauphine when he finished second behind Davide Formolo on the third stage on Friday but Chris Froome continued to struggle. Italian Form...
Aug 14, 2020
Japan to mark 75th WW2 anniversary in scaled-back ceremony amid COVID-19
By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will mark the 75th anniversary of its World War Two surrender on Saturday in a memorial ceremony scaled back because of the COVID-19 pandemic, as ties with neighb...
Aug 14, 2020
Banker bonus cap can reduce excessive risk-taking, says BoE paper
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union's cap on banker bonuses introduced after the financial crisis a decade ago can help to curb excessive risk-taking, a Bank of England study showed on ...
Aug 14, 2020
Kaplan: Consumers ‘still spending’, but shifts mean risks to service sector
(Reuters) - Economic data show "consumers are still spending," though shifts in the patterns of consumption mean lower income workers in some sectors may face uncertain times ahead, Dallas Federal Res...
Aug 14, 2020
Pelosi says vote early by mail to avoid USPS delays
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday that Americans planning to vote by mail in the November election should do so early, alleging that the Trump ad...
Aug 14, 2020
‘We lost everything:’ Grieving Beirut neighbourhood struggles to rebuild
By Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) - Claudette Halabi cried out from beneath the rubble of her house for an hour before she died. The neighbours couldn't save her. "We kept hearing the screams. I heard...
Aug 14, 2020
Chiefs TE Kelce signs four-year extension
Travis Kelce put pen to paper Friday morning on a four-year extension with the Kansas City Chiefs reportedly worth $57 million. The Chiefs announced the deal with an accompanying photo of the All-Pro ...
Aug 14, 2020
Canada’s competition watchdog seeks inputs from sellers on Amazon probe
(Reuters) - Canada's Competition Bureau on Friday asked sellers to provide information that could help with its ongoing probe into e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc's operations in the country. The comp...
Aug 14, 2020
Trump’s younger brother hospitalized in New York: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's younger brother, Robert, has been hospitalized in New York, the White House said on Friday without providing details. "Yes he's been hospitalized,"...
Aug 14, 2020
Epic Games wins support from Fortnite gamers, firms on Apple standoff
(Reuters) - Fortnite creator Epic Games found support from its legions of gamers, Tinder-owner Match Group and Spotify for suing Apple and Google after the tech giants dropped the popular video game f...
Aug 14, 2020
