Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Coast Guard evacuates 20 campers trapped by floods in Oregon
By Sergio Olmos PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - Twenty people trapped by flash flooding at an Oregon recreational vehicle park were lifted to safety on Friday by U.S. Coast Guard helicopters, authorities s...
Nov 12, 2021
China’s Xi, Biden to meet virtually on Tuesday Asia time – Chinese foreign ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden will hold a virtual summit on Tuesday morning, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Saturday. The leaders will exchange vi...
Nov 12, 2021
Japan foreign minister says Blinken gave U.S. commitment to defend Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, said on Saturday U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured him in a phone call that the U.S. commitment to defending Japan, incl...
Nov 12, 2021
Labor force participation “quite depressed” versus pre-pandemic levels, Yellen says
(Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday that labor force participation was "quite depressed" compared to pre-pandemic levels. "When we really get control of the (COVID-19) pand...
Nov 12, 2021
U.S. safety regulator says aware of Tesla owner complaint of self-driving test software
(Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it is aware of a Tesla Inc Model Y owner claiming that he was involved in an accident while using the company's Full Se...
Nov 12, 2021
Biden says U.S. concerned about situation in Belarus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday expressed concern about the situation in Belarus as it faces accusations of encouraging migrants to cross into Poland and Lithuania via its te...
Nov 12, 2021
‘Inconceivable’ Australia would not join U.S. to defend Taiwan – Australian defence minister
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - It would be "inconceivable" for Australia not to join the United States should Washington take action to defend Taiwan, Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton said on Saturday....
Nov 12, 2021
Federal appeals court affirms stay on Biden vaccine mandate
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday affirmed its decision to put on hold an order by U.S. President Joe Biden for commpanies with 100 workers or more to require COVID-19 vaccines, rejecting ...
Nov 12, 2021
China, Saudi seek to block anti-fossil fuel language in UN climate deal – sources
By Kate Abnett and Elizabeth Piper GLASGOW (Reuters) - China and Saudi Arabia are among a group of countries seeking to prevent the UN climate deal in Scotland from including language that opposes fos...
Nov 12, 2021
U.S. will open talks with Japan on import steel, aluminum tariffs
By David Shepardson and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it will open talks with Japan that could lead to an easing of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, a lon...
Nov 12, 2021
