Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox: ECB to launch digital euro project
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is set to give the green light on Wednesday to a multi-year project to create a digital version of the euro. An electronic equivalent of banknotes and c...
Jul 13, 2021
Lessons in Olympic spirit from ‘Japan’s’ Korean gold medallist live on
By Chang-Ran Kim YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Long before American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos made history with their Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics, another poignant image of sile...
Jul 13, 2021
U.S.-El Salvador match might be moved, played in empty venue
The U.S. Men's National Team's opening World Cup qualifier could be played in an empty stadium after new COVID-19 restrictions were put in place in El Salvador on Tuesday. The Central American country...
Jul 13, 2021
Morocco to send medical aid to help Tunisia counter virus outbreak
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco plans to send 100 intensive care beds and a similar number of ventilators to help Tunisia tackle a surge in COVID-19 cases, Rabat's foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Morocco ...
Jul 13, 2021
Britain to ban all new diesel and petrol heavy goods vehicles from 2040
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel heavy good vehicles from 2040 as part of a broader package of green initiatives aimed at achieving net zero emissions from all for...
Jul 13, 2021
British transport group Go-Ahead aims to be carbon neutral by 2045
LONDON (Reuters) - Transport group Go-Ahead will withdraw diesel buses and further electrify its rail fleet as part of efforts to become carbon neutral by 2045, the British company said on Wednesday. ...
Jul 13, 2021
EU set to call time on combustion engine within two decades
By Nick Carey, Kate Abnett and Ilona Wissenbach LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union is set to propose measures on Wednesday, as part of a broad climate package, that signal the end of petrol (gasoli...
Jul 13, 2021
British Defence Minister says UK will work with Taliban should they come to power – Telegraph
(Reuters) - Britain will work with the Taliban should they enter the government in Afghanistan, British Defence Minister Ben Wallace told the Daily Telegraph in an interview published on Tuesday. "Wha...
Jul 13, 2021
Masks to remain mandatory on London transport after national rule easing
LONDON (Reuters) - Masks will remain mandatory on London's public transport network after July 19, the city's mayor said on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government plans to lift most C...
Jul 13, 2021
Britain’s MI5 spy chief says: Beware of Russian and Chinese agents
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top domestic spymaster cautioned the population on Wednesday to treat the threat of spying from Russia and China as vigilantly as terrorism, warning t...
Jul 13, 2021
