Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Life grinds to a halt in Lebanon’s blackouts
By Nafisa Eltahir and Issam Abdallah BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's worsening fuel crisis has reached a painful crunch point, with bakeries, businesses and hospitals either scaling back operations or sh...
Aug 13, 2021
Coach Pochettino says Messi has created positive mood at PSG
PARIS (Reuters) - The arrival of Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi has created a positive mood at Paris-Saint Germain (PSG), coach Mauricio Pochettino said on Friday, as he addressed the media before...
Aug 13, 2021
Office-sharing startup WeWork posts smaller second-quarter loss
(Reuters) - Office-sharing startup WeWork reported on Friday a smaller net loss for the second quarter as companies increasingly turned to hybrid work strategies. Net loss narrowed to $922.51 million ...
Aug 13, 2021
U.S. House moderates to add to Democratic divisions on budget plan: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nine moderate Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday plan to tell House Speaker Nancy Pelosi they will not vote to move ahead with the party's $3.5 trillion bu...
Aug 13, 2021
Timeline: The Taliban’s rapid advance across Afghanistan
(Reuters) - Taliban insurgents control an estimated 65% of Afghan territory, after making rapid advances against local forces who are largely fending for themselves as foreign troops withdraw. Followi...
Aug 13, 2021
NHC says 80% chance of cyclone near Lesser Antilles
(Reuters) - An area of low pressure located about 850 miles east of the Lesser Antilles has a 80% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Fr...
Aug 13, 2021
German CDU’s poll lead slips again, Laschet’s rating slumps before Sept election
By Holger Hansen BERLIN (Reuters) - Support for Germany's governing Christian Democrats fell further in an opinion poll published on Friday, as a weak performance on the campaign trail by party leader...
Aug 13, 2021
England’s COVID-19 prevalence plateaus at 1 in 75, estimate shows
LONDON (Reuters) - The prevalence of COVID-19 infections in England remained at around 1 in 75 people last week, Britain's Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Friday, unchanged from its previ...
Aug 13, 2021
Dutch may have to close Kabul embassy, will bring back some Afghan staff
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government said on Friday it may have to close its embassy in Kabul and was working quickly to bring back some of its local Afghan staff in light of the collapsing secu...
Aug 13, 2021
EU exports to Britain rise in June as they fall with rest of the world
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union exports to Britain rose in June after a volatile start to the country's first year outside the single market, while the bloc's exports to the rest of the world drop...
Aug 13, 2021
