Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italy’s Draghi promises prison reform after beatings of inmates
ROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mario Draghi promised reform of Italy's overcrowded and understaffed prisons on Wednesday after the publication of a video showing guards beating inmates in a jail near...
Jul 14, 2021
UK adds Balearic Islands to amber list in blow to younger tourists
LONDON (Reuters) -Travellers returning to England from the Spanish islands of Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca will have to quarantine at home unless they have had two COVID vaccine shots, following a chan...
Jul 14, 2021
Protests flare up in Haiti, still reeling from president’s killing
By David Alire Garcia PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Scattered protests broke out in Haiti's capital on Wednesday as gasoline shortages added to concerns over insecurity and access to basic goods a week a...
Jul 14, 2021
U.S. Justice watchdog to release report into FBI probe of ex-USA Gymnastics doctor
By Sarah N. Lynch and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog on Wednesday is expected to release a long-awaited report examining why the FBI delayed pur...
Jul 14, 2021
White House says $3.5 trln spending bill’s framework reflects Biden’s priorities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The current $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill's framework reflects President Joe Biden's priorities, the White House said on Wednesday. "What we've seen come out as the current ...
Jul 14, 2021
BoE might think about easing stimulus earlier than thought – Ramsden
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden said it was possible that the British central bank's conditions for starting to think about reining in its huge monetary stimulus progra...
Jul 14, 2021
Israel in talks with pharma companies about COVID booster jab, PM says
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is discussing COVID-19 booster shots with drug companies, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Wednesday, as the country grapples with an outbreak of th...
Jul 14, 2021
U.S. will continue nuclear talks with Iran, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will continue nuclear talks with Iran, the White House said on Wednesday, after an Iranian plot to kidnap a U.S.-based journalist was made public. A U.S. Justi...
Jul 14, 2021
U.S. CEO-to-worker pay ratio rose to 299:1 last year -union
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - The average S&P 500 [.SPX] chief executive made $15.5 million last year, 299 times the pay of the median worker and a higher ratio than in 2019, the top American labor union...
Jul 14, 2021
Soccer-Sancho says “nothing new” in racist abuse in apology to England fans
(Reuters) - England winger Jadon Sancho apologised for missing his penalty during the shootout against Italy in the European Championship final at Wembley but said he was not surprised by the online r...
Jul 14, 2021
