Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK intervenes in bid by U.S. aviation firm Parker for Meggitt
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday it was intervening in a proposed 6.3 billion-pound ($8.65 billion) takeover by U.S. engineering and aerospace firm Parker-Hannifin of its British rival Meggitt...
Oct 18, 2021
UniCredit sounding out market over leasing unit -sources
By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's No. 2 bank UniCredit has invited expressions of interest from investors for its leasing business to gauge market appetite for the unit as it weighs a potentia...
Oct 18, 2021
Italy regulator ends probe into BAT after company promises to disclose sponsored content
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust regulator said on Monday it had closed a probe into undeclared sponsored social media content by the Italian unit of British America Tobacco (BAT) without any penal...
Oct 18, 2021
Latvia announces four weeks of lockdown as COVID-19 cases spike
RIGA (Reuters) - Latvia announced a COVID-19 lockdown from Oct. 21 until Nov. 15 to try to slow a spike in infections in one of the least vaccinated European Union countries. "Latvia is world number 1...
Oct 18, 2021
Olympics-USOPC says government, not athletes, should lead Beijing debate
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) on Monday refused to be drawn into the row about China's human rights record that has sparked protests in the run-u...
Oct 18, 2021
Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Nasrallah says Thursday violence dangerous and critical
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The leader of Lebanon's Iran-backed Shi'ite group Hezbollah said on Monday that Thursday's Beirut violence was a dangerous and important event and marked a new phase in dealing with...
Oct 18, 2021
U.S. welcomes opening of Syria talks in Geneva -State Dept spokesperson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the United States welcomed the opening of the sixth round of talks between the Syrian government and opposition in Geneva on Mo...
Oct 18, 2021
Bolivia government says Haiti-linked group planned 2020 plot against President Arce
By Daniel Ramos LA PAZ (Reuters) - Members of a group involved in killing Haitian President Jovenel Moise in July had conspired to assassinate Bolivian President Luis Arce in 2020, Bolivia's interior ...
Oct 18, 2021
Judge orders continued detention for Jan 6 riot defendant who sprayed police
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday ordered continued pre-trial detention for a Pennsylvania man charged with spraying a chemical irritant on police officers during the ...
Oct 18, 2021
Ethiopian air force conducts strike in Mekelle city -state news agency
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia's air force conducted an air strike on Mekelle, capital of the country's Tigray region on Monday, targeting communications infrastructure, the state-run Ethiopian Pres...
Oct 18, 2021
