Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Niger debates deployment of more European special forces on its territory
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Niger lawmakers started debating on Friday a bill to approve the presence of more European special forces to help stem a jihadist insurgency across the Sahel, a deployment rejected ...
Apr 22, 2022
Indonesia’s GoTo nearly hit limit in stock stabilisation scheme
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A total of 6 billion shares of Indonesia's largest tech firm PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia have been bought as of Friday, under a scheme to stabilise its share price, the company said in...
Apr 22, 2022
Azerbaijan urges quick peace deal with Armenia but states firm line
(Reuters) - Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev called on Friday for negotiations to take place soon on a peace treaty with Armenia, but said Yerevan would need to renounce any territorial claim again...
Apr 22, 2022
India says no pressure from UK’s Johnson over India’s stance on Russia’s invasion
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson put no pressure on his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi over New Delhi's position on Russia's invasion of Ukraine when they met on Friday, In...
Apr 22, 2022
East African Community agrees on regional force to try to end Congo unrest
By Hereward Holland NAIROBI (Reuters) - The seven countries of the East African Community (EAC) have agreed to set up a regional military force to try to end decades of bloodshed caused by militant ac...
Apr 22, 2022
Special Report-How crypto giant Binance built ties to a Russian FSB-linked agency
By Angus Berwick and Tom Wilson VILNIUS (Reuters) - In April 2021, Russia's financial intelligence unit met in Moscow with the regional head of Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange. The Russia...
Apr 22, 2022
Firebrand U.S. Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene faces ‘insurrectionist’ challenge
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene will face a challenge in a Georgia court on Friday by a group of voters trying to block her from the ballot, c...
Apr 22, 2022
Exclusive-Washington man arrested for impersonating agent left trail of defaults and debt
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Before Arian Taherzadeh was arrested for impersonating a U.S. law enforcement agent, he portrayed himself as a wealthy playboy who wore flashy watches, drove l...
Apr 22, 2022
European carmakers should wean off fossil fuels by 2040, Audi chief says
BERLIN (Reuters) - Europe's carmakers should wean themselves off fossil fuels from 2040, chief executive of Volkswagen's Audi said on Friday, calling for quicker expansion of renewable energy capacity...
Apr 22, 2022
Lenders to India’s Future reject $3.4 billion retail deal with Reliance – sources
By Nupur Anand and Abhirup Roy MUMBAI (Reuters) - Lenders to India's Future Group rejected a $3.4 billion deal for its retail assets from Reliance Industries, banking sources said, adding to troubles ...
Apr 22, 2022
