Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New U.S. rule lets federal inmates earn credits for early release
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal inmates who successfully participate in recidivism-reduction programs will qualify for early release from prison under new rules unveiled on Thursday b...
Syndicated Content Jan 13, 2022
Rallying-Al Attiyah on brink of his fourth Dakar victory
(Reuters) - Qatar's Nasser Al Attiyah was on the brink of his fourth Dakar Rally victory after ending Thursday's penultimate stage in Saudi Arabia with a 33 minute advantage over French rival Sebastie...
Syndicated Content Jan 13, 2022
‘The sun is fierce’: Argentina drought scorches corn and soy crops
By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Carlos Boffini, an Argentine grains farmer from Coln in the north of Buenos Aires province, is praying for rain amid an extended drought and heat wave that...
Syndicated Content Jan 13, 2022
Venezuela ramps up gasoline, food supply to Cuba -documents
By Mircely Guanipa and Marianna Parraga (Reuters) - Venezuela has ramped up shipments of gasoline and food to Cuba since November, providing key supplies to one of President Nicolas Maduro's closest a...
Syndicated Content Jan 13, 2022
Record 14 million Americans sign up for healthcare since enrollment start – govt
(Reuters) -A record 14.1 million Americans have signed up for health insurance since the start of the 2022 open enrollment period in November, the U.S. health department said on Thursday. The number i...
Syndicated Content Jan 13, 2022
Power cuts heat up interest in Syria’s traditional bathhouses
By Firas Makdesi and Kinda Makieh Damascus (Reuters) - Syria's traditional bathhouses once drew in customers seeking to relax in their leisure time. Now some families head there out of necessity, fed ...
Syndicated Content Jan 13, 2022
Soccer-Newcastle sign New Zealand striker Wood from relegation rivals Burnley
(Reuters) -Newcastle United have signed New Zealand striker Chris Wood from relegation rivals Burnley on a two-and-a-half-year deal, the two Premier League clubs announced on Thursday. The clubs did n...
Syndicated Content Jan 13, 2022
Relatives of Soviet crackdown victims file lawsuit against USSR president Gorbachev
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Relatives of victims of a 1991 Soviet crackdown against Lithuania's pro-independence government filed a civil lawsuit in Vilnius against former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, ...
Syndicated Content Jan 13, 2022
Metinvest will invest $20-$30 billion to cut steel emissions, CEO says
By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) - Ukraine's largest steelmaker Metinvest needs to invest $20-30 billion in coming years to replace four coal-fired blast furnaces with new equipment to cut carbon emiss...
Syndicated Content Jan 13, 2022
Exclusive-Biden directs U.S. to procure 500 million more COVID tests to meet demand-official
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is directing the U.S. government to procure an additional 500 million COVID-19 tests to help meet surging demand across the country amid th...
Syndicated Content Jan 13, 2022

