Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Second Dutch minister resigns over Afghan refugee crisis
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Defence minister Ank Bijleveld on Friday said she would resign over her handling of the evacuation of refugees from Afghanistan last month, following a similar move by Fore...
Sep 17, 2021
Work-related deaths kill nearly 2 million people a year: UN agencies
GENEVA (Reuters) - Nearly 2 million people die from work-related causes each year, including from illnesses associated with long working hours and air pollution, an estimate from U.N. agencies showed ...
Sep 17, 2021
U.S. issues sanctions tied to supporters of Hezbollah, Iran – Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it was sanctioning Lebanon and Kuwait-based financial conduits that fund the Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah as well as financial facilitators ...
Sep 17, 2021
U.S. willing to delay Ethiopia sanctions if violence ends -Blinken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States would delay sanctions over the Ethiopia conflict if the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation front "cease ongoing hostilities and enter into...
Sep 17, 2021
IMF chief in spotlight after China rigging report
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's ethics committee and board need to look into a report alleging its chief Kristalina Georgieva pressured staff to boost China's ranki...
Sep 17, 2021
Olympics – ‘Together for a Shared Future’ unveiled as motto for Beijing 2022 Games
(Reuters) - The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics unveiled its official motto, "Together for a Shared Future", during a ceremony at the city's Capital Museum on Friday. Chen Ning, director general of Beiji...
Sep 17, 2021
White House warns hitting debt limit could cause recession
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House warned on Friday that a failure by the U.S. Congress to extend the debt limit could plunge the economy into a recession and could lead to cuts in critical state ...
Sep 17, 2021
Erdogan and Putin to discuss Syria in Sochi – Turkish officials
By Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Russia later this month for talks with President Vladimir Putin about the violence in northwestern Syria, where Moscow an...
Sep 17, 2021
Slovenia makes vaccinations mandatory for govt staff from Oct 1
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Slovenia's public sector employees, except for those working in education, will have to show proof of vaccination or of a recent recovery from COVID-19 infection to enter their wo...
Sep 17, 2021
Almost 90% of people in India’s financial capital have COVID-19 antibodies: survey
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Nearly 90% of people in India's financial capital, Mumbai, are estimated to have COVID-19 antibodies, according to the civic body survey released on Friday. The fifth blood serum su...
Sep 17, 2021
