Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK’s Raab calls on allies to work together to help Afghans leave
LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab urged his counterparts from other countries on Monday to work together to provide safe passage out of Afghanistan for eligible Afghans still i...
Aug 30, 2021
Use of leaded petrol eliminated in ‘milestone’ for health, environment, U.N. says
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Leaded petrol has been eliminated after the world's last remaining stocks were used up last month, the U.N.'s Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Monday, after heading a 19-y...
Aug 30, 2021
Brazil president Bolsonaro says Biden govt is leftist, “obsessed with environment”
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday the government of U.S. President Joe Biden "tends to the left" and is obsessed about the environment. Bolsonaro said the Brazili...
Aug 30, 2021
Tunisians fret at president’s silence on future
By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) - Five weeks after their president seized governing powers and a week after he indefinitely prolonged emergency measures, Tunisians are increasingly p...
Aug 30, 2021
Tennis-U.S. Open day one
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Highlights of the first day at the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, at Flushing Meadows on Monday (all times GMT): 1510 PLAY UNDERWAY Ninth seed Garbine Mugu...
Aug 30, 2021
Motor racing-Formula One to review points rule after Belgian GP farce
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One will review the rules on how long a race needs to run before points can be awarded after bad weather turned Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix into a three-lap ...
Aug 30, 2021
Venezuela opposition parties to announce participation in regional vote, sources say
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's principal opposition parties are expected this week to announce candidacies for the upcoming elections for governors and mayors, three sources with knowledge of the sit...
Aug 30, 2021
Tennis-Fans return to Flushing Meadows as U.S. Open gets underway
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Open welcomed fans back for the first time since 2019 as Day One of the crown jewel of American tennis started in warm and sunny weather at Flushing Meadow...
Aug 30, 2021
Britain reports lowest number of COVID cases in nearly 3 weeks
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has reported 26,476 new cases of COVID-19, the lowest number since Aug. 10, government data showed on Monday. The figure meant cases reported between Aug. 24 and Aug. 30 were...
Aug 30, 2021
Initial report shows ‘no major damage’ to Port of New Orleans following Ida- spokesperson
DENVER (Reuters) - Early reports show no major damage to the Port of New Orleans commercial facilities following Hurricane Ida, a spokesperson said on Monday. The port expects to resume operations as ...
Aug 30, 2021
