Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Peru strikes deal to purchase 20 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru has signed a deal to purchase 20 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday, a move to shore up the hard-hit Andean nation's defenses over f...
Jul 20, 2021
Senior aide to U.S. House Speaker Pelosi tests positive for COVID, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior aide to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi tested positive for COVID-19 after contact with Texas state legislators last week, but Pelosi has had no expo...
Jul 20, 2021
COP26 must be “pivotal” to tackling climate change, says U.S. envoy
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. envoy for climate John Kerry said on Tuesday the United Nations' climate conference, COP26, must be a "pivotal" moment in efforts to tackle climate change, saying the world had...
Jul 20, 2021
Argentina urges people to ‘save water’ with Parana river at 77-year low
By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's government has urged citizens to limit water use in a bid to alleviate pressure on the Parana River, a key grains thoroughfare that is at a 77-...
Jul 20, 2021
Knee-deep in sewage: German rescuers race to avert health emergency in flood areas
By Ann-Kathrin Weis and Andi Kranz AHRWEILER, Germany (Reuters) - Red Cross volunteers and emergency services in Germany deployed emergency stand-pipes and mobile vaccination vans to flood-devastated ...
Jul 20, 2021
Belarus opposition leader asks for more U.S. sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said on Tuesday that she had asked U.S. officials to impose sanctions on companies in her country's potash, oil, wood and stee...
Jul 20, 2021
Olympics-Swimming-Tunisian double gold medallist to ‘boycott’ Tokyo Games
(Reuters) - Tunisia's double Olympic swimmming gold medallist Oussama Mellouli has announced his international retirement, saying he had decided to "boycott" Tokyo despite qualifying for his sixth Gam...
Jul 20, 2021
Barclays appoints new co-heads of investment banking
By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -Barclays has promoted JF Astier and John Miller to lead its investment banking business, as part of a new management team to oversee the business that mainly advise...
Jul 20, 2021
EU proposes watchdog to halt flow of dirty money
By Huw Jones (Reuters) - EU policymakers proposed a new agency on Tuesday to stop financial firms from supporting criminals and terrorists after a scandal at Danske Bank highlighted the inadequacy of ...
Jul 20, 2021
EU to tighten rules on cryptoasset transfers
By Huw Jones (Reuters) - Companies that transfer bitcoin or other cryptoassets must collect details of senders and recipients to help authorities crack down on dirty money, EU policymakers proposed on...
Jul 20, 2021
