Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Saudi crown prince visits Jordan in thaw in ties -officials
AMMAN (Reuters) -Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived on Tuesday in Jordan as ties thaw after years of frayed relations due to divergent views on regional conflicts and unfulfilled pledges o...
Jun 21, 2022
U.N.: Executions, trial procedures in Iran of deep concern
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Top U.N. officials voiced deep concern on Tuesday about human rights violations in Iran amid reports of rising numbers of executions, including of minors and Afghan mi...
Jun 21, 2022
NFL-Gronkowski retires for second time in his career
(Reuters) - Four-times Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski called time on his career for a second time on Tuesday following his two-year stint with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Gronkowski, who first retir...
Jun 21, 2022
Harbour Energy CEO warns of lower UK investment due to windfall tax
By Ron Bousso and Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) - The North Sea's biggest oil and gas producer, Harbour Energy, has told the British government that Britain's planned windfall tax on the energy sec...
Jun 21, 2022
Tennis-British number one Norrie finding his feet on grass ahead of Wimbledon
(Reuters) - Cameron Norrie says he is gaining confidence playing on grass because the surface suits his style of play and the British number one is hoping to reach the second week of his home slam at ...
Jun 21, 2022
Colombian peso, market down on leftist Gustavo Petro’s presidential win
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's peso currency, its stock index and shares in state-run oil company Ecopetrol fell on Tuesday after leftist Gustavo Petro was elected president in a Su...
Jun 21, 2022
Colombian President-elect Petro says he had ‘very friendly’ call with Biden
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday he had had a "very friendly" telephone call with U.S. President Joe Biden. Petro, a former M-19 guerrilla who has been roundl...
Jun 21, 2022
Olympics-Spain withdraws bid for 2030 Winter Games due to political row
By Fernando Kallas MADRID (Reuters) - Spain will not present a bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics in the Pyrenees due to political differences between the governments of the Catalonia and Aragon reg...
Jun 21, 2022
Portugal picks companies for $8 billion investment in green projects
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal has picked 51 consortia to invest a total of 7.57 billion euros ($8 billion) in green and other innovative projects over the next four years as part of ...
Jun 21, 2022
Tesla worker rejects $15 million payout in race bias lawsuit
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A Black former elevator operator at Tesla Inc's flagship California assembly plant on Tuesday rejected a $15 million award in his lawsuit alleging racial abuse by coworke...
Jun 21, 2022
