Author Archives: Syndicated Content
One Afghan killed, several hurt in exchange of gun fire at Kabul airport – U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One member of the Afghan forces was killed and several wounded during an exchange of gunfire outside Kabul airport, but no U.S. personnel were hurt, the U.S. military said in a ...
Aug 23, 2021
Explainer-Are lithium-ion batteries in EVs a fire hazard?
By Heekyong Yang (Reuters) - General Motors Co has expanded the recall of its Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles due to a risk of fire from the pouch-type lithium-ion battery cells made by South Korea's...
Aug 23, 2021
U.S. blacklists Eritrean official over human rights abuse in Ethiopia’s Tigray
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on an Eritrean official it accused of being engaged in serious human rights abuse in the conflict in Ethiopia's...
Aug 23, 2021
France says time needed beyond Aug. 31 for Afghan evacuations
PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign minister said on Monday more time was needed beyond Aug. 31 to complete evacuations from Afghanistan. "We are concerned about the Aug. 31 deadline set by the United ...
Aug 23, 2021
U.S. existing home sales rose in July for second straight month
By Evan Sully (Reuters) - U.S. existing home sales increased for the second consecutive month in July as inventories improved moderately, while prices eased from the prior month's record level. Existi...
Aug 23, 2021
ISS backs Box directors in proxy fight with Starboard
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services on Monday backed cloud storage vendor Box Inc in its fight with activist investor Starboard Value by re...
Aug 23, 2021
Next Swedish PM to face gang violence and rise of far right
By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's Social Democrats will pick a new leader in November to replace Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, needing to find a flag-bearer who can convince voters the p...
Aug 23, 2021
Exclusive-EU considers help for rare earth magnet production – sources
By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) - The EU is working on proposals to jump-start home output of a type of specialist magnet vital in electric car motors by offering support to local producers so they ca...
Aug 23, 2021
They’re changing the guard again at Buckingham Palace after 18 months
LONDON (Reuters) - The famous "Changing the Guard" ceremony at Queen Elizabeth's Buckingham Palace in London returned on Monday after an 18-month absence due to the coronavirus pandemic. The colourful...
Aug 23, 2021
Delta variant, supply woes crimp business activity in August -IHS Markit survey
(Reuters) - U.S. business activity growth slowed for a third straight month in August as capacity constraints, supply shortages and the rapidly spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus weaken the mo...
Aug 23, 2021
