Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Record haul of cocaine seized from sailboat off Portugal’s coast
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira ALMADA, Portugal (Reuters) - Portuguese and Spanish authorities have seized 5.2 tonnes of cocaine from a sailboat on the high seas and arrested three suspects, in...
Oct 18, 2021
Venezuela envoy Alex Saab to be arraigned in U.S. court on money laundering charges
(Reuters) - Alex Saab, a businessman accused of laundering money on behalf of Venezuela's government, will be arraigned in Florida federal court on Monday, in a case that pits the United States agains...
Oct 18, 2021
Chip tech firm Arm plans to slash development time for connected devices
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Arm Ltd, the British chip technology firm in the midst of a $54 billion takeover by Nvidia Corp, on Monday announced tools aimed at cutting the development ...
Oct 18, 2021
Egyptian activists appear in court following two-year detention
CAIRO (Reuters) - The trial of prominent Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and two others on charges of spreading fake news began on Monday, a judicial source said, following their detention for mor...
Oct 18, 2021
Jury selection to start in trial over killing of Black jogger in Georgia
By Rich McKay and Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - The judge overseeing the trial of three white men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black jogger, in Glynn County in coastal Georgia said potential j...
Oct 18, 2021
U.S. Energy Dept announces $105 million for small businesses to pursue clean energy deployment
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy has announced $105 million in funding for small businesses to pursue the deployment of clean energy technologies. The projects range from energy technology an...
Oct 18, 2021
Lebanon tensions test Hezbollah-Aoun alliance
By Maha El Dahan and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - Worsening sectarian tensions in Lebanon are testing an alliance between Shi'ite Hezbollah and its Christian ally President Michel Aoun, who may lose g...
Oct 18, 2021
Nicaragua’s upcoming vote will be ‘fake’, EU’s Borrell says
By Robin Emmott LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday Nicaragua's Nov. 7 presidential elections are "fake" and organised by a dictatorship. "We ...
Oct 18, 2021
IMF staff, Ukraine reach deal that could pave way for $700 million disbursement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund staff and Ukrainian authorities have reached an agreement on economic reforms that will pave the way for a first review of Ukraine's 18-month stand-b...
Oct 18, 2021
Czech Senate speaker says president too ill to work, seeks to shift duties
PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech President Milos Zeman is currently unable to carry out his duties, the head of parliament's upper house said on Monday, citing a report he had requested from the hospital where...
Oct 18, 2021
