Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bank of Canada to let staff clock in up to half their hours from home
(Reuters) - The Bank of Canada will allow most of its staff to clock in up to half their hours remotely once public health guidelines allow it to fully reopen offices, a spokesperson for the central b...
Jul 23, 2021
Chemicals in burnt South Africa warehouse caused “considerable” environmental damage – authorities
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South African authorities said on Friday around 1,600 chemicals were stored at a warehouse of India's UPL Ltd when it was razed during violent looting last week, causing potentia...
Jul 23, 2021
Guilty pleas for men who took photos at Pelosi’s office on Jan. 6
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Ohio men face up to six months in prison after pleading guilty on Friday to disorderly conduct during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, where one photog...
Jul 23, 2021
Dutch teen on space flight told Bezos he had never ordered from Amazon
By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch teenager who became the world's youngest space traveller this week surprised billionaire Jeff Bezos on the flight by telling him he'd never ordered a...
Jul 23, 2021
Indian court extends custody of businessman in porn film case
By Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) - An Indian court on Friday extended the custody of Raj Kundra, a businessman married to popular Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty, police said, in a pornography ...
Jul 23, 2021
Deal to create $22 billion German property giant stumbles
By Alexander Hbner and Matthias Inverardi DUESSELDORF (Reuters) -Europe's biggest real estate takeover could fall through, at least for now, after Germany's Vonovia warned on Friday that it likely had...
Jul 23, 2021
Iran’s Khamenei: don’t blame people protesting over water crisis
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that people could not be blamed for protesting over water shortages, and called on officials to deal with the crisis. Peopl...
Jul 23, 2021
Rights experts urge UNESCO to defer heritage status for Thai park
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. human rights experts urged UNESCO on Friday not to grant World Heritage Site status to a national park in Thailand where they said indigenous people are be...
Jul 23, 2021
ECB to lift bank dividend restrictions after Sept
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will lift restrictions on bank dividend payments and share buybacks beyond September, it said on Friday, clawing back a crisis measure that forced lende...
Jul 23, 2021
ECB’s Weidmann warns against keeping rates low for too long
BERLIN (Reuters) - German central bank chief Jens Weidmann said he is worried at the prospect of the European Central Bank's low-interest-rate environment being extended for too long, adding that his ...
Jul 23, 2021
