Author Archives: Syndicated Content
McDonald’s shuts some Indonesia outlets over BTS meal frenzy
(Reuters) - McDonald's was forced to briefly shut some outlets in Indonesia earlier this week when the launch of a limited edition meal inspired by K-pop group BTS sparked frenzied excitement and fear...
Jun 11, 2021
Turkey hits second senior PKK official in Iraq camp strike: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey struck a senior Kurdistan Workers Party official at a refugee camp in northern Iraq, state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Friday, in the second such attack in less than ...
Jun 11, 2021
Blinken raises COVID-19 origins, other U.S. concerns, in call with Chinese counterpart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the importance of cooperation and transparency in probes of the origins of COVID-19 in a call with his Chinese counterpart Yang J...
Jun 11, 2021
Zambian court throws out second challenge to Lungu re-election bid
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia's Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that President Edgar Lungu can stand for re-election in August, throwing out a second opposition challenge to his eligibility on the ba...
Jun 11, 2021
Fed may opt for faster phase-out of housing-backed bond purchases
By Ann Saphir and Dan Burns (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve could stop adding to its holdings of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) several months before it finishes increasing its stockpile of Treasuri...
Jun 11, 2021
Russia records highest daily COVID cases since February
(Corrects typo in headline) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Friday reported 12,505 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, its highest number of daily infections since late February, taking the natio...
Jun 11, 2021
Israeli troops kill Palestinian teenager in West Bank clash
NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian teenager during a clash in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The violence erupted at ...
Jun 11, 2021
Romanian president signs bill into law to ban Huawei from 5G
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's President Klaus Iohannis signed a Washington-backed bill on Friday that effectively bars China and Huawei from taking part in the development of its 5G telecommunicatio...
Jun 11, 2021
U.S. inflation will accelerate if recovery stays on track: Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices are rising at the fastest rate for several years, as the economy recovers from the coronavirus recession and manufacturing supply chains struggle t...
Jun 11, 2021
Soccer-Anti-racism knee gesture casts controversy over Euros
By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Soccer's European Championship kicks off on Friday with the 24 teams' battle for glory accompanied by off-field conflict over the anti-racism gesture of ...
Jun 11, 2021
