Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bocanegra elected to National Soccer Hall of Fame
Atlanta United technical director Carlos Bocanegra was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame on Tuesday. The former U.S. Men's National Team captain is the lone member of the Class of 2020 and w...
Sep 08, 2020
Hundreds of migrants call for freedom at camp on Gran Canaria
GRAN CANARIA, Spain (Reuters) - A group of migrants being held at a dockside camp on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria chanted "freedom" on Tuesday as they tried to force open a police fence and the ...
Sep 08, 2020
Norway ex-justice minister’s partner on trial for faking threats
OSLO (Reuters) - The partner of Norway's former justice minister pleaded not guilty in court on Tuesday to charges that she made up a series of threats against her family, in a case that has captivate...
Sep 08, 2020
Indonesia adds Twitter, Zoom to tech companies that must pay 10% VAT
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia on Tuesday added 12 more companies, including social media firm Twitter and video-conferencing site Zoom , to a list of internet-based businesses that must pay a 10% valu...
Sep 08, 2020
China buys 664,000 tonnes of U.S. soybeans, biggest daily total in nearly seven weeks: USDA
By Mark Weinraub CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chinese buyers booked deals to buy 664,000 tonnes of soybeans, the largest daily total since July 22, for delivery in the 2020/21 marketing year, the U.S. Agricult...
Sep 08, 2020
U.S. envoy meets new Taliban chief negotiator as Afghan peace talks near
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Jibran Ahmad KABUL/PESHAWAR (Reuters) - U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has held a meeting in Doha with the head of the new Taliban team due to open peace talks with a te...
Sep 08, 2020
U.S. to block cotton, tomato product imports China’s Xinjiang over forced labor: CBP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday will move to block imports of cotton and tomato products from western China's Xinjiang region over allegations that they are produced with forced la...
Sep 08, 2020
City of London says return to the office is slow going
LONDON (Reuters) - Confidence in using public transport is holding back bankers from returning to their offices, the City of London's leader said on Tuesday. Catherine McGuinness said she was "very co...
Sep 08, 2020
Pakistan court sentences Christian to death on blasphemy charges
By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced a Christian man to death on blasphemy charges. Asif Pervaiz, a garment factory worker, had been accused by his s...
Sep 08, 2020
German finance minister sees no need to boost government holding in banks
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's banks are relatively stable and the government sees no need to boost the state's holdings in them, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz told a Bloomberg webcast on Tuesday. Berlin...
Sep 08, 2020
