Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil committed to protecting environment, Bolsonaro tells U.N.; activists unconvinced
By Stephen Eisenhammer SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro struck a conciliatory tone on the environment during his speech to the United Nation's General Assembly on Tuesday, bragg...
Sep 21, 2021
U.S. House to test Republican roadblock in Tuesday debt-limit vote
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday was scheduled to debate and vote on legislation to fund the federal government through Dec. 3 and raise the nation'...
Sep 21, 2021
Belarus leader Lukashenko to discuss transfer of some powers -Belta
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Tuesday he planned next week to discuss the possibility of transferring some presidential powers to the government and local author...
Sep 21, 2021
German court orders removal of ‘Hang the Greens’ posters
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German court ordered on Tuesday the removal of election posters saying "Hang The Greens" placed by a far-right party with suspected links to neo-Nazi groups. The posters festoonin...
Sep 21, 2021
DraftKings makes $20 billion offer for Entain – CNBC
(Reuters) -Sports betting firm DraftKings has made a $20 billion cash-and-stock offer for Ladbrokes owner Entain Plc, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing sources. The offer price is roughly 2,500 pence p...
Sep 21, 2021
Right-wing chat-show celebrity may alter France’s election dynamics
By Elizabeth Pineau TOULON, France (Reuters) - Eric Zemmour, a right-wing talk-show star who says Mohammed should be banned as a first name in France, may not yet officially be running in the 2022 pre...
Sep 21, 2021
Iran says nuclear talks with world powers to resume in a few weeks -state media
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday that talks with world powers over reviving its 2015 nuclear deal would resume in a few weeks, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported. "Every meeting requ...
Sep 21, 2021
Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes offshore Bio-Bio, Chile – EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck offshore Bio-Bio in Chile on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 2 km, EMSC said. (Reporti...
Sep 21, 2021
Swedish security police detain one on suspicion of espionage
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's security service said on Tuesday it had arrested and detained an individual on suspicion of espionage following a police operation in central Sweden on Monday. The indiv...
Sep 21, 2021
Pope jokes that some wanted him dead, were planning conclave
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has joked that some people wanted him dead and said some churchmen had started to prepare a conclave to pick his successor after he underwent surgery on his colon...
Sep 21, 2021
