Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italian upper house Senate brings down LGBT+ protection bill
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - The Italian Senate voted on Wednesday to block debate over a bill that would make violence against women and LGBT+ people a hate crime, effectively killing off a prop...
Oct 27, 2021
Lebanon says minister’s comments on Yemen war are not policy
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese government sought to avert diplomatic fallout from comments made by the information minister before he took office that were critical of the Saudi-led military interven...
Oct 27, 2021
U.S., Turkish presidential advisers discuss defense relationship, disagreements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top advisers to U.S. President Joe Biden and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan spoke on Wednesday about a range of issues including how to resolve disagreements, the White House ...
Oct 27, 2021
Young Saudi whose death sentence was commuted leaves jail
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi authorities on Wednesday freed a young Shi'ite Muslim whose death sentence had been commuted to 10 years in prison under recent legislative reforms, his father said in a Twitte...
Oct 27, 2021
Manchin says everyone in U.S. should pay ‘patriotic tax’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said on Wednesday that people in the United States should pay a "patriotic tax" of 15% if they ended up with zero tax liability. Manchin, speaking...
Oct 27, 2021
Heads of Ukraine anti-doping body resign after WADA charges
KYIV (Reuters) - The heads of Ukraine's national anti-doping organisation (NADC) resigned on Wednesday after being accused of violating international standards, the Ukrainian sports minister said. The...
Oct 27, 2021
Baseball-Cleveland team is sued over Guardians name change by roller derby team
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians, which are changing their name to the Cleveland Guardians, were sued for trademark infringement on Wednesday by the Guardians Roller Derby team ov...
Oct 27, 2021
Bitcoin slips on profit-taking but on track for biggest gain in 8 months
LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin fell on Wednesday to its lowest level in 1-1/2 weeks, taking losses since hitting a record high last week to around 12% - though the digital currency is still on track for i...
Oct 27, 2021
Amazon invests in Italian automated packaging machines maker
MILAN (Reuters) - Amazon, through its Climate Pledge Fund, has bought a minority stake in Italy's CMC Machinery, a company with technology that makes custom-sized boxes that eliminate the need for sin...
Oct 27, 2021
Self-driving “Roboats” ready for testing on Amsterdam’s canals
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Visitors to Amsterdam may soon spot a self-driving watercraft the size of a small car cruising silently through its ancient canals, ferrying passengers or transp...
Oct 27, 2021
