Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italy gets 25 billion euros in first tranche of EU virus recovery fund
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Italy on Friday received 24.9 billion euros ($29.3 billion), its first tranche of money from the 800 billion euro EU Recovery Fund, aimed at helping the bloc rebound from the impa...
Aug 13, 2021
Thai protesters spar with police in march on PM’s residence
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police clashed with demonstrators on Friday after hundreds defied a ban on gatherings to rally in central Bangkok, where they attempted to march on the prime minister's reside...
Aug 13, 2021
Wildfire breaks out east of Rome, locals evacuated
ROME (Reuters) - Locals were evacuated from small communities around 40 km (25 miles) east of Rome on Friday when a wildfire broke out as the Italian capital faced temperatures of around 37 degrees Ce...
Aug 13, 2021
Consumers says most customers will have power back by the end of Saturday
JACKSON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy has now restored power to 210,000 Michigan homes and businesses following this week's severe weather, and officials say crews today are continuing th...
Aug 13, 2021
Germany designates U.S., Turkey, Israel as COVID high-risk areas – Funke
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government has designated the United States, Turkey, and Israel as high-risk countries, triggering a minimum five-day quarantine requirement for those who are unvaccinate...
Aug 13, 2021
Malaysia PM says to seek bi-partisan support for his premiership
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Friday he would seek support from political parties outside the ruling coalition in a confidence motion in parliament, amid c...
Aug 13, 2021
Films set in coronavirus pandemic to open Sarajevo Film Festival
By Daria Sito-Sucic SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Two feature films dealing with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on peoples' lives and economy will on Friday open the Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF), the ...
Aug 13, 2021
Analysis-As Fed shifts gears, shaping consensus gets trickier for Powell
By Ann Saphir and Lindsay Dunsmuir SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In his nearly six years on the Federal Reserve's board of governors before becoming its chair, Jerome Powell never once cast a d...
Aug 13, 2021
Athletics: Jacobs left smiling as media focus turns to British doping case
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's double Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs said it made him smile to see the British media switch focus to a doping case in their own country, after previously raising susp...
Aug 13, 2021
Tesla’s Musk hopes to make first cars at Berlin plant in Oct
BERLIN (Reuters) - Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Friday he hopes to make the first cars at Tesla's "Gigafactory" in Gruenheide, near Berlin, in October or soon afterwards. "We're looking for...
Aug 13, 2021
