Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Gibraltar votes in referendum on easing strict abortion law
By Jon Nazca and Marco Trujillo GIBRALTAR (Reuters) - Gibraltarians voted in a referendum on Thursday on whether the tiny British territory on the southern tip of Spain should ease one of the strictes...
Jun 24, 2021
Skoda aims for at least half its European car sales by 2030 to be electric
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Skoda Auto, part of Germany's Volkswagen Group, wants electric cars to make up at least half of its sales in Europe by 2030 as it transitions from motor engines in the coming decade...
Jun 24, 2021
Tennis-Wrist injury forces Thiem to pull out of Wimbledon
(Reuters) - World number five Dominic Thiem has pulled out of Wimbledon due to a right wrist injury that will keep him out of action for several weeks, the 27-year-old said on Thursday. Thiem was forc...
Jun 24, 2021
EU hits Belarus potash transit with economic sanctions – official journal
(Corrects paragraph 2 to show that contracts concluded before June 25 are not affected) BRUSSELS (Reuters) - New European Union economic sanctions on Belarus prohibit any import or transport of produc...
Jun 24, 2021
Indian refining giant Reliance unveils $10-billion green energy plan
By Sudarshan Varadhan and Nidhi Verma CHENNAI (Reuters) -Reliance Industries, operator of the world's biggest refining complex at Jamnagar in western India, will invest $10.1 billion in clean energy o...
Jun 24, 2021
Incoming euro zone data ‘very strong’, ECB’s Schnabel says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The euro zone economy is now growing rapidly and incoming economic indicators point to strong recovery, European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel said on Thursday. "It's...
Jun 24, 2021
Swimming-Oleksiak back to lead Canada in Tokyo pool
TORONTO (Reuters) - Penny Oleksiak, the first Canadian to win four medals at a Summer Olympics, will lead a Canadian swimming team eager to build on their efforts in Rio de Janeiro at next month's Tok...
Jun 24, 2021
Vatican defends intervention over Italy anti-homophobia law
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Thursday defended a request for changes to a draft law in Italy aimed at combating homophobia, saying it was not an interference in another c...
Jun 24, 2021
Ever Given operator says more time needed for ship release
CAIRO (Reuters) - The operator of a giant cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March said on Thursday that while a final agreement with authorities was being concluded, it would take more time fo...
Jun 24, 2021
300 migrants may have died in recent capsizing of ship off Yemen coast -U.N
DUBAI (Reuters) - A U.N. official said on Thursday that as many as 300 migrants may have died after a ship capsized recently off Yemen's coast, highlighting the risks of a longstanding migration route...
Jun 24, 2021
