Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Wikimedia Foundation appoints Maryana Iskander as new CEO
(Reuters) - The Wikimedia Foundation, which operates the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, said on Tuesday it has appointed social entrepreneur Maryana Iskander as its chief executive officer. Wikimedia'...
Sep 14, 2021
U.S. trade chief urges ASEAN envoy to visit Myanmar soon, promote dialogue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai has urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to send its special envoy to visit Myanmar as soon as possible to promote di...
Sep 14, 2021
Mexico to send COVID-19 vaccines to Nicaragua
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico will send COVID-19 vaccines to Nicaragua in September, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday, in a rare sign of international engagement with the admin...
Sep 14, 2021
Ex-Canada minister who clashed with PM Trudeau says he broke many promises
By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Former Canadian justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, who quit the Cabinet in 2019 after a clash with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, on Tuesday said voters shoul...
Sep 14, 2021
U.S. casino stocks fall with jitters over Macau regulations, COVID-19 outbreak
By Sinad Carew and Farah Master (Reuters) - Shares in U.S. casinos with operations in Macau fell on Tuesday, with Las Vegas Sands Corp down 12.3% and Wynn Resorts Ltd down 12.4% on concerns about stif...
Sep 14, 2021
U.S. to hold $130m of Egypt’s military aid over human rights -sources
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will withhold $130 million worth of military aid to Egypt in order to pressure to the Arab ally to improve its human rights record, two...
Sep 14, 2021
U.S. SEC “close” to publishing report on Gamestop meme saga – SEC Chair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) told lawmakers on Tuesday that the agency was "close" to publishing its report on the agency's findings related to ...
Sep 14, 2021
Tunisian wildfires scorch poor region’s cork industry
By Jihed Abidellaoui JENDOUBA, Tunisia (Reuters) - For cork collector Khaled Warhani, the wildfires that devastated part of northern Tunisia's lush woodland this summer were a warning of how the chang...
Sep 14, 2021
Brexit won’t turn UK financial sector into a “Wild West”, says minister
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will make "judicious" changes to financial rules following Brexit to compete better with New York and Singapore but will not become a "Wild West" that harms its ...
Sep 14, 2021
Two people missing as floods hit Gard area in Southern France
PARIS (Reuters) - Two people were missing on Tuesday and a third was slightly injured after torrential rain hit the Gard region in southern France, local authorities said. Interior Minister Gerald Dar...
Sep 14, 2021
