Author Archives: Syndicated Content
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
U.S. Supreme Court justices ask why a Guantanamo detainee cannot testify
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday questioned why the U.S. government will not allow a suspected high-ranking al Qaeda figure held at the American naval...
Oct 06, 2021
Saudi-led coalition says it foiled boat attacks in Yemen
CAIRO (Reuters) -The Saudi-Led coalition destroyed three explosives-laden boats in the Yemeni province of Hodeidah that had been readied for imminent attacks, the Saudi state-news agency said on Wedne...
Oct 06, 2021
You’ve been hacked: How Dubai ruler’s eavesdropping was uncovered
By Michael Holden and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - In August last year, Fiona Shackleton, one of Britain's most prominent divorce lawyers, received an urgent late-night phone call from Cherie B...
Oct 06, 2021
Scandal-weary Czechs decide PM Babis’ future in weekend election
By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) - Weary of mounting accusations of financial misconduct against Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Czech voters could oust the billionaire businessman from power in the two-d...
Oct 06, 2021
