Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Libya’s politics are broken but war not seen as inevitable
By Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) - Libya's political jostling is intensifying as the parliament prepares to announce a new prime minister despite the incumbent's refusal to step down, further undermi...
Feb 09, 2022
Air China agrees to pay $143,000 U.S. fine over 2018 tarmac delays
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday Air China agreed to pay a $143,000 fine over excessive tarmac delays in 2018 at U.S. airports. The depar...
Feb 09, 2022
Former Sudanese minister Khalid Omer Yousif arrested by security forces – party sources
Khartoum (Reuters) - Former Sudanese officials Khalid Omer Yousif and Wagdi Salih have been arrested, their Forces of Freedom and Change coalition said in a statement on Wednesday. Both have been outs...
Feb 09, 2022
Fed’s Mester says inflation will moderate to above 2% this year and next
(Reuters) - Inflation could ease later this year as demand cools and some of the constraints on supply are resolved, Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester said on Wednesday. But it's...
Feb 09, 2022
Saunas and fire pits: Ottawa’s truck protesters in it for the long haul
By Anna Mehler Paperny OTTAWA (Reuters) - Sleeping in trucks and staying warm at fire pits and portable saunas, protesters camped out in the frigid Canadian capital of Ottawa are digging in for a long...
Feb 09, 2022
Mexican president suggests ‘pausing’ relations with Spain
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador suggested on Wednesday pausing diplomatic relations with Spain, accusing Spanish authorities and companies of ransacking Mexico. L...
Feb 09, 2022
Exclusive-UniCredit set to sell 2 billion euros in ‘UTP’ loans to DK-owned Prelios – sources
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian bank UniCredit is set to sell 2 billion euros ($2.3 billion) in impaired debts to bad loan firm Prelios after halting a process to hire a manager for the portfolio, three sou...
Feb 09, 2022
U.S. COVID trends are encouraging but ‘not there yet’ -CDC chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said lower COVID cases and hospitalizations were encouraging as it weighs its current recommendation...
Feb 09, 2022
Private contractor to scrap facial recognition requirement for U.S. agencies
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Private contractor ID.me said it will drop the facial recognition requirement in the identity-verification software used by several U.S. states and federal agencies, afte...
Feb 09, 2022
N.Y. Times ex-editor denies trying to blame Sarah Palin for congresswoman’s shooting
By Jonathan Stempel and Jody Godoy NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former New York Times editor who oversaw the 2017 editorial underlying Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against the newspaper on Wednesday d...
Feb 09, 2022
