Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
German court hands Russian man suspended sentence for space tech spying
By Maria Sheahan BERLIN (Reuters) - A German court on Wednesday sentenced a Russian researcher to a one-year suspended prison sentence for spying on Europe's Ariane space launcher project. The man, id...
Apr 13, 2022
Inflation in Russia hits highest in more than 20 years
(Reuters) - Annual inflation in Russia accelerated to 17.49% as of April 8, its highest since February 2002 and up from 16.70% a week earlier, the economy ministry said on Wednesday, as the volatile r...
Apr 13, 2022
U.S. renews COVID-19 public health emergency
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday renewed the COVID-19 public health emergency, allowing millions of Americans to keep getting free tests, vaccines and treatmen...
Apr 13, 2022
Argentina officials, grains truckers locked in talks to defuse protests
By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine grains truck owners and government officials were locked in heated talks on Wednesday to try to defuse protests over fuel prices in the South Ame...
Apr 13, 2022
