Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU countries want option to claw back coal plants’ revenues – draft
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Coal power plants could be subject to the European Union's plan to cap energy producers' revenues to raise cash to bring down soaring energy bills, a draft document...
Sep 20, 2022
Soccer-Rights groups ask sponsors to press FIFA, Qatar on migrant worker compensation
(Reuters) - FIFA's partners and World Cup sponsors must urge world soccer's governing body and the Qatari government to compensate migrant workers who suffered while preparing the nation for the event...
Sep 20, 2022
Rampant Nigeria oil theft is ‘treason’, House Speaker says
ABUJA (Reuters) - Crude oil theft in Nigeria, which is blamed for throttling output and exports, is tantamount to treason that should be punished by the stiffest possible penalty, the Speaker of the H...
Sep 20, 2022
Motor racing-Monaco retained on record 24-race F1 calendar for 2023
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One will have a record 24 races in 2023 with the showcase Monaco Grand Prix retained after some uncertainty about its future. The governing FIA announced app...
Sep 20, 2022
Exclusive-Ukraine calls for bespoke IMF and World Bank programmes
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Ukraine will push for unprecedented and bespoke International Monetary Fund and World Bank packages worth tens of billions of dollars in the coming weeks to shore up i...
Sep 20, 2022
French health authority clears Omicron-adapted COVID boosters for autumn vaccination campaign
PARIS (Reuters) - France's HAS health authority on Tuesday followed the European Union's drug regulator and cleared two separate COVID-19 vaccine boosters updated to target the Omicron strain. Develop...
Sep 20, 2022
Wells Fargo CEO Scharf to tell Congress bank could still face setbacks while addressing regulatory woes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf plans to tell Congress that the bank could still face setbacks as it works to address longstanding regulatory issues, according to prepared testim...
Sep 20, 2022
Alanis Morissette’s COVID-stricken musical gets new life with U.S. tour
By Danielle Broadway and Rollo Ross (Reuters) - Alanis Morissette's musical "Little Jagged Pill" received 15 Tony nominations and won two of them for best book and best actress after opening on Broadw...
Sep 20, 2022
U.S. House Republicans to push energy, crime and immigration agenda in midterms push
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will unveil plans this week to support the U.S. energy industry, fight crime and combat illegal immigration as t...
Sep 20, 2022
Americans under felony indictment have a right to buy guns, judge rules
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - A federal law prohibiting people under felony indictment from buying firearms is unconstitutional, a federal judge in Texas has concluded, citing a U.S. Supreme Court rulin...
Sep 20, 2022
