Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Paris marathon cancelled as COVID-19 cases pick up in France
PARIS (Reuters) - This year's Paris marathon has been cancelled, organisers said on Wednesday, as France battles against a resurgence of the COVID-19 virus. The marathon was originally due to take pla...
Aug 12, 2020
EU to discuss sanctions against Belarus after disputed election, Sweden says
By Gabriela Baczynska and Anna Ringstrom BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - EU foreign ministers will meet on Friday to discuss targeted sanctions against Belarus following Sunday's contested election and...
Aug 12, 2020
Coping with campus coronavirus: U.S. fraternities, sororities give it the old college try
By Brendan O'Brien MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Sixteen gallons of hand sanitizer sat in the foyer of the Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority house at the University of Wisconsin as house mother Karen Mullis...
Aug 12, 2020
Why Kamala Harris may prove an elusive target for Trump
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joe Biden's selection of Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate provides a brand-new target for President Donald Trump's re-election campaign that has strug...
Aug 12, 2020
Democrat Biden and new running mate Harris to make first campaign appearance
(Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his new running mate, Senator Kamala Harris, will make their first appearance as a ticket on Wednesday in Wilmington, Delaware, as the campa...
Aug 12, 2020
Loss of college football a body blow to fans, businesses in Ann Arbor, Michigan
By Ben Klayman ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Reuters) - The loss of college football hurts fans, businesses in Ann Arbor, Michigan Football in the college town of Ann Arbor, Michigan, isn't just a sport. It's a w...
Aug 12, 2020
U.S. postal service reorganization sparks delays, election questions
By Andy Sullivan and Heather Timmons WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A shakeup of the U.S. Postal Service is leading to mail delays, union officials said on Tuesday, heightening concerns that an ally of Presid...
Aug 12, 2020
U.S. Big Ten, Pac-12 postpone fall college football, other sports, due to COVID-19
By Amy Tennery and Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Two of the five wealthiest U.S. college sports conferences postponed the fall football season on Tuesday because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a critical blow t...
Aug 12, 2020
Birmingham 2022 scraps athletes’ village plan due to COVID impact
LONDON (Reuters) - Organisers of the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games have scrapped plans for a single athletes' village due to the impact of the global pandemic and will use three 'campus' sites in...
Aug 12, 2020
Stranded Lebanese desperate to rebuild after blast
By Ghaida Ghantous and Michael Georgy BEIRUT (Reuters) - Sitting amid the debris, Lebanese on Wednesday expressed their frustration at the state for abandoning them in their desperate efforts to rebui...
Aug 12, 2020
