Author Archives: Syndicated Content
France to send its ambassador back to Australia after row
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - France will send its ambassador back to Australia after withdrawing the envoy in a row over a submarine supply deal, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on ...
Oct 06, 2021
Facebook slowing down new product rollouts – WSJ
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has slowed down the rollout of new products in recent days, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. (https://on.wsj.com/3uQEbXF)...
Oct 06, 2021
Lebanese PM says he signs bill lifting immunity in Beirut blast case -Sky News Arabia
Cairo (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati told Sky News Arabia on Wednesday that he signed a draft law lifting immunity on everyone facing prosecution over the Beirut blast case. The blas...
Oct 06, 2021
Moldova replaces prosecutor general
CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova's pro-western president Maia Sandu appointed an acting prosecutor general on Wednesday a day after the previous holder was suspended and detained. Sandu, who came to power...
Oct 06, 2021
Taiwan says U.S. commitment is ‘rock solid’ after Biden remark on China’s Xi
WASHINGTON/TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday Washington had reassured them that its approach to the island had not changed, a day after President Joe Biden said that he an...
Oct 06, 2021
Italy says mRNA COVID jab effectiveness stable after 7 months, but not for all
MILAN (Reuters) - Seven months after the second dose, there is no reduction in the efficacy of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in the general population in Italy, while a slight decline is seen for some specif...
Oct 06, 2021
OECD chief optimistic global tax deal will be ready by G20 summit
PARIS (Reuters) - OECD chief Mathias Cormann said on Wednesday that he was optimistic that a global corporate tax overhaul could be finalised in time for a G20 summit at the end of this month. "Today ...
Oct 06, 2021
France says row with Washington over submarines still not resolved
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - A dispute between Paris and Washington over Australia's decision to ditch a submarine procurement contract remains serious and unresolved, French Foreign Minister Jean-...
Oct 06, 2021
Peruvian community blocks key highway in protest against Glencore mine
By Marcelo Rochabrun LIMA (Reuters) - An indigenous community in Peru's Espinar province has blocked a key mining road, a local leader told Reuters on Wednesday, in protest against the government and ...
Oct 06, 2021
Auto output dives in Brazil, Mexico as chip shortages bite
MEXICO CITY/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Automotive production in Brazil and Mexico, Latin America's two largest economies, plummeted in September, dragged down by an industry-wide semiconductor chip shortag...
Oct 06, 2021
