Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Responding to SOS, Afghan commandos caught in fierce Taliban attack
By Danish Siddiqui KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Minutes after returning from a mission on Tuesday before dawn, a convoy of exhausted Afghan commandos were speeding back out of their base to try t...
Jul 13, 2021
Verizon Business signs 5G contactless payment deal with Mastercard
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Verizon Business on Tuesday signed a deal with Mastercard Inc to use 5G and wireless technology for contactless payments and provide an autonomous checkout ...
Jul 13, 2021
Merkel, Biden face tough talks on Russian gas pipeline, China
By Andreas Rinke and Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Joe Biden hold talks at the White House on Thursday that experts say are unlikely to yield major breakthrough...
Jul 13, 2021
Lithuanian parliament votes to allow mass detention of asylum seekers
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania's parliament approved the mass detention of asylum seekers on Tuesday and restricted their rights to appeal, in a bid to deter high numbers crossing the border with Belar...
Jul 13, 2021
Schumer says he could bring voting legislation back to Senate floor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday that he reserves the right to bring voting legislation back to the Senate floor, after Republicans voted to block lawma...
Jul 13, 2021
Amazon unveils pricing of Prime Video Ligue 1 channel
PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. online giant Amazon said on Tuesday that more than 300 exclusive Ligue 1 Uber Eats soccer matches will be broadcast through its new channel Prime Video Ligue 1 and be available ...
Jul 13, 2021
France to hold presidential election in April 2022 – spokesman
PARIS (Reuters) - The first round of France's presidential election will be held on April 10 next year, with the second round scheduled on April 24, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Tuesday....
Jul 13, 2021
Brazil services activity grows in May, exceeds pre-pandemic levels
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's services sector continued its upward trajectory in May, showing record growth that was 0.2% higher than pre-pandemic levels, according to data released on Tuesday. The s...
Jul 13, 2021
Fintech startup Melio hires JPMorgan Chase digital payments executive
By Anna Irrera (Reuters) - Melio, a New York-based startup that offers payment tools for small businesses, has hired Prashant Gandhi, a JPMorgan Chase & Co managing director and Chase's former head of...
Jul 13, 2021
COVAX struggling as some nations bid more for scant vaccines, says WTO
GENEVA (Reuters) - The COVAX vaccine-sharing programme has struggled to meet vaccine delivery targets because some countries are able to offer more for scant supplies, the head of the World Trade Orga...
Jul 13, 2021
