Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ecuador starts to shut down oil drilling on nature reserve
QUITO (Reuters) - The Ecuadorean government on Wednesday began the process of shuttering oil wells in the 43-ITT block, located on a vast nature reserve, after voters last year backed a referendum to ...
Aug 28, 2024
UN food agency suspends staff movement in Gaza after vehicle fired on
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations World Food Programme temporarily suspended movement of its employees across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, saying at least 10 bullets str...
Aug 28, 2024
Mexican opposition senators flip to ruling bloc, on the verge of supermajority
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's ruling coalition fell just one senator short of securing a supermajority in the Senate on Wednesday after two opposition senators flipped, according to President-elect...
Aug 28, 2024
Iran says Houthis agree to truce so tugboats can reach damaged oil tanker
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group has agreed to a temporary truce to allow tugboats and rescue ships to reach the damaged Greek-flagged crude oil tanker S...
Aug 28, 2024
Honduras president targets US extradition treaty
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras President Xiomara Castro accused the U.S. of interfering in Honduran politics on Tuesday, adding that she ordered her foreign minister to "denounce" an extradition tre...
Aug 28, 2024
Iran operated fake human-resources firm to root out unfriendly spies, researchers say
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) - An Iranian hacking group ran a fake professional recruiting business to lure national security officials across Iran, Syria and Lebanon into a cyber espionage trap, acc...
Aug 28, 2024
UK's Starmer calls for European cooperation to tackle far right
By Andrew MacAskill BERLIN (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed concern at the growing threat from far-right groups in the United Kingdom and called on progressive political parti...
Aug 28, 2024
Ryan Evans, killed in Ukraine, played a vital role for Reuters
By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - Ryan Evans, who was killed in a missile strike on a hotel in eastern Ukraine, was a safety adviser whose wealth of combat experience and professional manner made ...
Aug 28, 2024
China's lending to Africa rises for first time in seven years, study shows
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - Chinese lenders approved loans worth $4.61 billion to Africa last year, marking the first annual increase since 2016, an independent study showed on Thursday. Afri...
Aug 28, 2024
Italy to stick with commitment to cut deficit below EU's 3% ceiling in 2026
By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - Italy plans to confirm a commitment to bring its deficit-to-GDP ratio below the European Union's 3% ceiling in 2026 in the Treasury's medium-term structural budget p...
Aug 28, 2024
