Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes South Sandwich Islands region – EMSC
(Reuters) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the South Sandwich Islands region on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 96 km, EMSC said. (...
Aug 17, 2021
Fed’s Powell: Not certain Delta outbreak will dent recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It remains unclear whether the heightened outbreak of the coronavirus Delta variant will have a noticeable impact on the economy, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said Tuesda...
Aug 17, 2021
UAE senior official says Taliban statements encouraging
CAIRO (Reuters) - A senior UAE official said on Tuesday the statements of the Taliban are "encouraging", in the first comment from the Gulf country since the fall of Kabul to the Islamist movement. "N...
Aug 17, 2021
Golf-Popov relishing title defence at AIG Women’s Open
(Reuters) - Sophia Popov has embraced her status as the defending champion at the AIG Women's Open at Carnoustie this week, telling reporters on Tuesday that she is ready to build on her fairytale tri...
Aug 17, 2021
‘Times have changed’: some Afghan women defiant as Taliban return
By Rupam Jain and Lucy Marks (Reuters) - Afghan women and girls who have won freedoms they could not have dreamt of under the last Taliban rule that ended 20 years ago are desperate not to lose them n...
Aug 17, 2021
Strengthening storm Grace pummels Jamaica with heavy rain, wind
By Kate Chappell KINGSTON (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Grace pounded Jamaica with heavy rain and wind on Tuesday after causing flooding in parts of Haiti, which is scrambling to deal with a major earthq...
Aug 17, 2021
Houston will pay $100 to anyone receiving first COVID vaccine dose
(Reuters) - Anybody who receives the first dose of a COVID vaccine before the end of August in the county that encompasses Houston will receive $100, the county's top elected official said on Tuesday....
Aug 17, 2021
Exclusive: India likely to withdraw sugar export subsidies from new season
By Mayank Bhardwaj and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is expected to withdraw sugar export subsidies from the new season beginning October as a sharp rise in global prices makes it easier...
Aug 17, 2021
Exclusive: India starts selling oil from strategic reserves after policy shift
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has begun selling oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to state-run refiners as it implements a new policy to commercialise its federal storage by ...
Aug 17, 2021
EU: we’ll have to talk to the Taliban even if we don’t recognise them
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will have to engage with the Taliban to provide support to the Afghan people even if it does not recognise them as legitimate rulers of the country, the bloc's ...
Aug 17, 2021
