Author Archives: Syndicated Content
FTC extends probe of Amazon, MGM deal – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amazon.com's deal to buy movie studio MGM for $8.5 billion is headed for an extended probe by the Federal Trade Commission, after a source familiar with the matter said on Frida...
Jul 09, 2021
Why were Colombian ex-soldiers in Haiti? Experts say they are popular mercenaries
By Luis Jaime Acosta and Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA (Reuters) - Highly-trained Colombian soldiers left at a loose end after retirement have frequently been tempted by opportunities to ply their trade ab...
Jul 09, 2021
Brazil prosecutors seek final settlement over Samarco dam disaster
By Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Federal prosecutors in Brazil are seeking a definitive settlement with miner Samarco and it's shareholders, BHP Group and Vale, for damages caused by the ru...
Jul 09, 2021
Arab countries pledge aid as Tunisia struggles with COVID pandemic
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Several countries promised to help Tunisia fight the coronavirus on Friday as the north African country recorded its highest daily death toll since the pandemic began,...
Jul 09, 2021
Biden fires Trump-nominated Social Security commissioner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday fired Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul, a holdover from the Trump administration, but Saul told the Washington Post he plans to be at w...
Jul 09, 2021
Canada judge won’t allow Huawei CFO to use HSBC documents in U.S. extradition case
By Moira Warburton VANCOUVER (Reuters) -A Canadian judge has denied Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's application to add a trove of documents her legal team received from HSBC as evidence ...
Jul 09, 2021
Moroccan court sentences striking dissident journalist to five years in jail
CASABLANCA, Morocco (Reuters) - A Moroccan court in Casablanca on Friday handed a five-year jail sentence to Moroccan dissident journalist Soulimane Raisouni on sexual assault charges, which he denies...
Jul 09, 2021
U.S. pledges $500 million to increase meat processing capacity
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. government will invest at least $500 million to expand beef, pork and poultry processing capacity, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Friday, after ...
Jul 09, 2021
Explosion in park in north Tehran, no one hurt -state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - A loud blast was heard in north Tehran early on Saturday after an "unknown object" exploded in a park without hurting anyone, state television reported. "An unknown object exploded ....
Jul 09, 2021
After hottest June ever, U.S. braces for new heatwave in West
(Reuters) - Western states are bracing for more scorching weather this weekend after the hottest month of June on record in the United States killed scores of people, strained electric grids and deple...
Jul 09, 2021
