Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Texas electric grid still not ready for extreme winter weather -NERC
By Tim McLaughlin (Reuters) - The Texas electric grid could suffer a massive shortfall in generating capacity in a winter deep freeze, potentially triggering outages similar to those in February, acco...
Nov 18, 2021
Vivendi to vote in favour of Mediaset plans for dual class share structure
MILAN (Reuters) - French media group Vivendi will vote in favour of plans to introduce a dual class share structure at Italian broadcaster Mediaset, the companies said on Thursday. Controlled by the f...
Nov 18, 2021
French wine lovers wash away climate and COVID-19 worries with new Beaujolais
PARIS (Reuters) - French wine lovers washed away the misery of months of coronavirus social distancing and a wet summer that weighed on wine output, welcoming the new Beaujolais in bars across the cou...
Nov 18, 2021
Bodies found hanging from bridge in Mexico; gang violence blamed
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The bodies of 10 people were found in the central Mexican state of Zacatecas on Thursday, nine of them hanging from a bridge, in apparent gang-related killings, according to lo...
Nov 18, 2021
COVID: Hundreds gather in Paris to protest over new Austria restrictions
PARIS (Reuters) - Several hundred protesters gathered outside the Austrian Embassy in Paris on Thursday to demonstrate against Austria's new COVID-19 restrictions, fearing France might be next to re-i...
Nov 18, 2021
Ukraine stops 15 from Middle East believed posing as tourists at Belarus border -statement
By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian border guards on Thursday stopped a group of 15 people from the Middle East, believed to be posing as tourists, from crossing the border with Belarus, a st...
Nov 18, 2021
Republican House leader says disciplined members could get reinstated in 2023
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Republican lawmakers who were stripped of their committee assignments over threats against Democrats can expect to be reinstated, if their party wins control...
Nov 18, 2021
U.S. wants ‘race to the top’ on Africa infrastructure amid China competition, says Blinken
By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that Washington's involvement in infrastructure in Africa was not about China, but intended to improve the stan...
Nov 18, 2021
Merkel: I would have liked another meeting on Ukraine while still Chancellor
BERLIN (Reuters) - Russia's decision to publish correspondence with the French and German governments concerning a failed meeting of foreign ministers to discuss the Ukraine crisis did nothing to make...
Nov 18, 2021
Motor racing-Ocon welcomes Zhou, sees Piastri on the F1 grid before long
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - China's first Formula One driver Guanyu Zhou will not take long to get up to speed when he debuts with Alfa Romeo next season and Australian Oscar Piastri can hope to step ...
Nov 18, 2021
