Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy and Biden discuss defensive aid and sanctions
(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed additional defensive and financial aid for Kyiv as well as sanctions and alleged Russian war crimes, the Ukra...
Apr 13, 2022
WhatsApp wins approval to expand Indian payments service to 100 million users – sources
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc's WhatsApp has won regulatory approval to more double the number of users of its payments service in India to 100 million, two sources familiar...
Apr 13, 2022
Michael Sussmann, lawyer charged in Durham probe, loses bid to toss case
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday declined to throw out a criminal case against Michael Sussman, a Democratic Party-linked lawyer accused of lying to the FBI, setting the s...
Apr 13, 2022
Massachusetts city agrees with U.S. Justice Department to reform police
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - The city of Springfield, Massachusetts has agreed to carry out reforms to resolve claims that its narcotics officers routinely used excessive force, the U.S. Justice...
Apr 13, 2022
Tunisian union opposes presidential preconditions for national dialogue
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's powerful UGTT union said on Wednesday that any national dialogue on proposed changes to the constitution must be without preconditions and not based on the r...
Apr 13, 2022
Golf-Johnson and Couples named U.S. assistant captains for Presidents Cup
(Reuters) - United States Presidents Cup captain Davis Love III on Wednesday named Zach Johnson and Fred Couples as assistants for the biennial showdown against the International team at Quail Hollow ...
Apr 13, 2022
UN agency voices concern over UK’s ‘Homes for Ukraine’ scheme
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) voiced concern on Wednesday over a UK scheme that allows British residents to house Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion, saying the pro...
Apr 13, 2022
Poor countries face food, energy, finance crises due to Ukraine war, UN chief says
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Poor countries face economic ruin from simultaneous crises of food, energy and finance due to supply disruptions caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, ...
Apr 13, 2022
CEOs of four large U.S. meatpackers to testify in Congressional hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executives of U.S. meatpackers Cargill, Tyson Foods, JBS and National Beef Packing have agreed to testify at a Congressional hearing discussing cattle markets and pric...
Apr 13, 2022
Dozens of homes destroyed by New Mexico wildfire
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - A wind-driven wildfire has destroyed dozens of homes in the New Mexico mountain town Ruidoso and continued to burn through residential areas on Wednesday, local officials sai...
Apr 13, 2022
