Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Finablr founder Shetty resigns, UK suspends units’ registrations
(Reuters) - Payments group Finablr said on Monday its founder, Indian billionaire BR Shetty, stepped down as co-chairman, and British tax authorities suspended business registration of two of the comp...
Aug 17, 2020
Magic first up as Bucks begin title run
Giannis Antetokounmpo slightly raised his eyebrows when asked how he is handling entering the NBA playoffs with his Milwaukee Bucks as the favorites to win the championship. "We're the favorites to wi...
Aug 17, 2020
Saudi Jazan civil defence says Yemen’s Houthis fired projectile at border village: state TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Jazan civil defence said on Monday that a military projectile was fired by Yemen's Houthi group at a border village, causing no casualties or injuries, Saudi state TV ...
Aug 17, 2020
Canadian Football League cancels 2020 season amid COVID-19 outbreak
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian Football League said on Monday it decided to cancel its entire 2020 season after failing to secure financing from the federal government to stage a shortened campaign ...
Aug 17, 2020
Kuwaiti emir’s health continues to improve: cabinet tweet quotes PM
CAIRO (Reuters) - Kuwait's prime minister told the cabinet on Monday the health of the 91-year old emir was continuing to improve, according to a cabinet tweet. Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah is ...
Aug 17, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 169,350 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday said the number of deaths due to the new coronavirus had risen by 654 to 169,350 and reported 5,382,125 cases, an increa...
Aug 17, 2020
The bookish Thai rights lawyer who challenged the king
By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) - The deafening cheer for Anon Nampa at Thailand's biggest demonstration in years underlined the bookish human rights lawyer's emergence at the forefront of a yout...
Aug 17, 2020
Airlines, airports to push for COVID testing as quarantines hit traffic
By Allison Lampert and Jamie Freed MONTREAL/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Airlines and airports will ask a UN-led task force meeting on Tuesday to recommend countries accept a negative COVID-19 test within 48 ho...
Aug 17, 2020
Philippines promises ‘refreshed’ coronavirus approach as capital exits strict lockdown
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday eased the strict coronavirus lockdown in and around the capital Manila as his government promised a "refreshed" approach to fighting C...
Aug 17, 2020
U.S. concerned over neo-Nazi groups after Hungarian rainbow flags torn down
By Krisztina Fenyo and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The U.S. Embassy in Budapest warned on Monday that neo-Nazi groups should not be tolerated after two rainbow flags were torn down from munici...
Aug 17, 2020
