Author Archives: Syndicated Content
White House official confirms Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua excluded from Americas summit
(Reuters) - The Biden administration has made a final decision to exclude the governments of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the Summit of the Americas, a White House official confirmed to Reuters ...
Jun 06, 2022
Hezbollah says ‘ready’ to act if Lebanon says Israel violating water rights
By Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily (Reuters) - Hezbollah is ready to take action "including force" against Israeli gas operations in disputed waters once the Lebanese government adopts a clearer policy,...
Jun 06, 2022
Sri Lanka’s president vows to finish term, but won’t run for re-election -Bloomberg
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will finish the remaining two years of his term despite months-long street protests calling for his ouster but won't stand for re-election, ...
Jun 06, 2022
Italy’s La Scala will open new season with Russian opera
By Sara Rossi MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's La Scala will open its 2022-23 season with a performance of "Boris Godunov", a Russian-composed opera performed by Russian artists, with no plans for a cultural...
Jun 06, 2022
Brazil initiates talks with IAEA on fuel for planned nuclear submarine
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - Brazil has initiated discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) aimed at eventually allowing it to use nuclear fuel in a submarine for the fir...
Jun 06, 2022
Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez lead star line-up at Tribeca filmfest
By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Jennifer Lopez documentary, a "Heat" reunion and a talk with chart-topper Taylor Swift are among the highlights of this year's Tribeca Film Festival which opens...
Jun 06, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court seeks Biden views on WhatsApp ‘Pegasus’ spyware dispute
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked President Joe Biden's administration to weigh in on whether the justices should hear a case on whether Meta Platforms I...
Jun 06, 2022
Ivory Coast cocoa farmers say weather will strengthen end of mid-crop
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Rainfall was below average last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions but soil moisture remained high and farmers predicted a strong end to the April-to-September mid...
Jun 06, 2022
Qatar to re-install Zidane statue that sparked backlash
By Andrew Mills DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar plans to re-install a sculpture immortalising French-Algerian soccer player Zinedine Zidane's head butt during the 2006 World Cup final, which had been removed i...
Jun 06, 2022
Biden waives solar-panel tariffs, invokes defense law, White House confirms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Monday invoked the Defense Production Act to spur U.S. solar panel manufacturing and exempted tariffs on solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations fo...
Jun 06, 2022
