Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pompeo says he warned Lavrov against offering bounties for U.S. soldiers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said he warned his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that there would be "an enormous price to pay" if Moscow is offering bounti...
Aug 12, 2020
Deutsche Boerse expels Wirecard from Germany’s blue-chip index DAX
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Exchange operator Deutsche Boerse will remove Wirecard , the payments company that folded after an accounting scandal, from the DAX index of Germany's leading blue-chip stocks th...
Aug 12, 2020
Airport contractors to be included in COVID-19 stimulus program audit -Treasury watchdog
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of the Treasury's internal watchdog said on Wednesday it is including a group of airport contractors in its audit of a coronavirus stimulus...
Aug 12, 2020
JetSMART eyes quicker Latin American expansion amid pandemic
By Marcelo Rochabrun SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Low-cost carrier JetSMART is fast-tracking its expansion plans to Peru and potentially Colombia and Brazil, its chief executive told Reuters, even as airline...
Aug 12, 2020
Harris VP choice signals tougher stance on pollution under Biden
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - By bringing U.S. Senator Kamala Harris onto the ticket, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has signaled support for the enforcement of U.S. anti-po...
Aug 12, 2020
NFL: Union, league agree to daily COVID-19 testing through September 5
(Reuters) - NFL players can expect daily COVID-19 testing through Sept. 5, the players' union said on Wednesday ahead of the season which kicks off next month. Dozens of players have tested positive f...
Aug 12, 2020
German prosecutors appeal for public help in tracing Wirecard boss
BERLIN (Reuters) - German prosecutors appealed on television on Wednesday for help in tracking down Jan Marsalek, a former boss of collapsed payments company Wirecard, and issued a wanted notice for a...
Aug 12, 2020
Lyft maintains end-2021 profitability goal even as COVID-19 guts demand
(Reuters) - Lyft Inc said on Wednesday cost cuts put the company on track to reach its goal of becoming profitable on an adjusted basis by the end of 2021, even as its second-quarter revenue tumbled 6...
Aug 12, 2020
France to bolster Mediterranean military presence over Turkish prospecting
PARIS (Reuters) - France will increase its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, calling on Turkey to halt oil and gas exploration in disputed wa...
Aug 12, 2020
Turkish police detain 25 in protest to support women’s rights accord
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish police on Wednesday detained 25 women protesting against the possibility of President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party pulling Turkey out of an international accord designed to pro...
Aug 12, 2020
