Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italy’s Draghi says still hopes to hold a G20 summit on Afghanistan
ROME (Reuters) - Italy still hopes to hold an ad hoc summit of the Group of 20 major economies on Afghanistan, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Thursday, adding that any such meeting would take pla...
Syndicated Content Sep 02, 2021
Capital One CEO settles charges of repeatedly breaking U.S. antitrust laws -FTC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Capital One [COF.N] CEO Richard Fairbank will pay a $637,950 civil penalty to settle charges he broke U.S. antitrust laws when he failed to report receiving more than 100,000 sh...
Syndicated Content Sep 02, 2021
UK records 38,154 new COVID cases, 178 deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 38,154 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday and 178 more deaths within 28 days of a positive test, official data showed. The figures compared to 35,693 new cases on Wedne...
Syndicated Content Sep 02, 2021
Move over Clooney? Pitt lands starring role with Italy’s De’ Longhi
MILAN (Reuters) - Brad Pitt followed in the footsteps of his Hollywood friend and Nespresso star George Clooney on Thursday by becoming a brand ambassador for coffee machine maker De' Longhi. The Ital...
Syndicated Content Sep 02, 2021
Flooding snarls U.S. Northeast travel
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Airlines on Thursday suspended operations at New Jersey's Newark Liberty airport, while U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak canceled trains between Philade...
Syndicated Content Sep 02, 2021
Motor racing-Hamilton happy if ‘incredibly talented’ Russell joins Mercedes
By Alan Baldwin (Reuters) - Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton praised George Russell on Thursday and said he would be happy to have him as his Formula One team mate next season if that was Mer...
Syndicated Content Sep 02, 2021
U.S. climate envoy Kerry tells Chinese leaders: climate not about politics
By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) -U.S. special climate envoy John Kerry said he had urged Chinese leaders to reach for the "highest ambition" in order to curb temperature rises, saying the climate ...
Syndicated Content Sep 02, 2021
Israel appoints first ambassador to Bahrain
DUBAI (Reuters) - Israel has named its first ambassador to Bahrain, after normalising relations with the Gulf Arab state a year ago, an Israeli government Arabic-language Twitter account said on Thurs...
Syndicated Content Sep 02, 2021
Belgian royals in quarantine after positive COVID-19 case
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde cancelled their attendance at all public events from Thursday after a family member tested positive for COVID-19. The palace said in a s...
Syndicated Content Sep 02, 2021
U.S. Open delays Thursday start after wild weather wreaks havoc
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A water-logged U.S. Open delayed the start of Day Four action on Thursday, hours after remnants of Hurricane Ida brought torrential rains and high winds to the grounds, flooding r...
Syndicated Content Sep 02, 2021

