Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. court tosses Saudi suit against former top Saudi intelligence officer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit against a former top Saudi intelligence official by a Saudi state-owned firm, ruling that a rarely used U.S. government intervention to stop...
Dec 30, 2021
Jana Partners nominates two to TreeHouse’s board
(Reuters) - Hedge fund Jana Partners said on Thursday it nominated two directors to the board of TreeHouse Foods Inc, months after it pushed for changes at the packaged food maker. The private-label f...
Dec 30, 2021
Biden, Putin to hold second call this month as Ukraine tensions simmer
By Jarrett Renshaw WILMINGTON, Del./MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to speak for the second time this month on Thursday, with rising tensions o...
Dec 30, 2021
Mali conference recommends election delay of up to five years
BAMAKO (Reuters) - A conference in Mali charged with recommending a timetable for democratic elections following a military coup said on Thursday that polls scheduled for February should delayed by be...
Dec 30, 2021
Six Nigerian, Niger troops killed by Islamic State, security forces say
By Lanre Ola MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Six troops from Nigeria and Niger were killed by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants during an operation this month, a joint military force...
Dec 30, 2021
Israel agrees on more aid for El Al Airlines amid COVID travel bans
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's government said on Thursday it would give additional aid to El Al Airlines to help compensate for the reimposition of a COVID-19 entry ban on foreign to...
Dec 30, 2021
COVID-19 deaths in Eastern Europe surpass 1 million
By Lasya Priya M and Aparupa Mazumder (Reuters) - Coronavirus deaths in Eastern Europe topped 1 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as the Omicron variant threatened to batter the regio...
Dec 30, 2021
U.S. ends case against Jeffrey Epstein’s jail guards
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors decided to end their criminal case against two Manhattan jail guards who admitted to falsifying records on the night the financier Jeffrey Eps...
Dec 30, 2021
Germany to drop quarantine, negative COVID-19 demand for UK arrivals
LONDON (Reuters) - Germany will on Jan. 4 drop its demand for travellers from Britain to quarantine and provide a negative COVID-19 test, requirements that were imposed earlier in December during a su...
Dec 30, 2021
S.Africa lifts curfew as it says COVID-19 fourth wave peaks
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa lifted a midnight to 4 a.m. curfew on movement with immediate effect as it believes the country has passed the peak of its fourth COVID-19 wave driven by the Omicron...
Dec 30, 2021
