Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Belgium, except for Brussels, to scrap COVID restrictions on restaurants, cafes
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium will scrap COVID-19 restrictions on restaurants and cafes, allowing them to operate under their usual hours as part of the government's reopening plan and ...
Aug 20, 2021
Court rejects many Tribune LBO fraud claims, revives claims against Citigroup, BofA
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday refused to resurrect fraud claims against shareholders involved in Tribune Co's disastrous $8.2 billion leveraged buyout, but re...
Aug 20, 2021
AFL-CIO elects first woman president; first African-American for No. 2 job
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The AFL-CIO, the largest U.S. labor organization, on Friday elected Liz Shuler, a longtime trade unionist, to serve as the federation's first woman president, succeeding Richard...
Aug 20, 2021
New James Bond movie release to go ahead in September
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The new James Bond movie "No Time To Die" on Friday set a world premiere date for late September, despite speculation in the entertainment industry that the fil...
Aug 20, 2021
U.S. slaps sanctions on Nord Stream 2, project’s opponents say not enough
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Friday slapped sanctions on one Russian vessel and two Russian individuals involved in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, but opponents of nearly-complet...
Aug 20, 2021
Afghan Taliban not stopping people leaving Kabul, official says
(Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban are not stopping people leaving the country at Kabul airport, a Taliban official said on Friday. "We are only pushing (away) those who have no legal papers to travel, bu...
Aug 20, 2021
Exclusive: EPA to recommend lower U.S. biofuel blending mandates below 2020 levels – sources
By Stephanie Kelly and Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to recommend to the White House lowering the nation's biofuel blending mandates below 2...
Aug 20, 2021
Merkel urges Putin to free Navalny, extend gas deal with Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Russian President Vladimir Putin after talks in Moscow on Friday to release Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and to extend a gas transit deal with...
Aug 20, 2021
Afghans fear Taliban rule could stop them studying in Russia
By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Taliban's takeover could stop hundreds of Afghans from taking up university places in Russia or continuing with classes that have moved online due to COVID-19...
Aug 20, 2021
PM Johnson says UK will work with Taliban if necessary
LONDON (Reuters) -Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday Britain would work with the Taliban if necessary after the militants capture of Afghanistan, and defended his foreign minister who has com...
Aug 20, 2021
