Author Archives: Syndicated Content
In setback to Trump ally, Pennsylvania county will not comply with vote probe
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - One of the three Pennsylvania counties asked to provide access to voting machines for a Republican lawmaker's probe of the 2020 election has decided it cannot comply due to...
Jul 13, 2021
British minister asks for monitoring of Vectura’s proposed takeover by Philip Morris -The Times
(Reuters) - British Business Minister Kwasi Kwarteng has asked officials to monitor drugmaker Vectura Group PLC's proposed takeover by U.S. tobacco group Philip Morris International Inc, the Times new...
Jul 13, 2021
Singapore second-quarter GDP rises 14.3% year-on-year, fastest in a decade
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's economy grew 14.3% in the second quarter, its fastest pace in just over a decade, preliminary official data showed on Wednesday, jumping from last year's coronavirus-...
Jul 13, 2021
Sydney braces for extended lockdown as COVID-19 spreads
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian authorities are widely expected to extend a three-week lockdown in Sydney on Wednesday as a COVID-19 outbreak in the country's largest city spreads to previously unaffect...
Jul 13, 2021
Factbox: ECB to launch digital euro project
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is set to give the green light on Wednesday to a multi-year project to create a digital version of the euro. An electronic equivalent of banknotes and c...
Jul 13, 2021
Lessons in Olympic spirit from ‘Japan’s’ Korean gold medallist live on
By Chang-Ran Kim YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Long before American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos made history with their Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics, another poignant image of sile...
Jul 13, 2021
U.S.-El Salvador match might be moved, played in empty venue
The U.S. Men's National Team's opening World Cup qualifier could be played in an empty stadium after new COVID-19 restrictions were put in place in El Salvador on Tuesday. The Central American country...
Jul 13, 2021
Morocco to send medical aid to help Tunisia counter virus outbreak
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco plans to send 100 intensive care beds and a similar number of ventilators to help Tunisia tackle a surge in COVID-19 cases, Rabat's foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Morocco ...
Jul 13, 2021
Britain to ban all new diesel and petrol heavy goods vehicles from 2040
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel heavy good vehicles from 2040 as part of a broader package of green initiatives aimed at achieving net zero emissions from all for...
Jul 13, 2021
British transport group Go-Ahead aims to be carbon neutral by 2045
LONDON (Reuters) - Transport group Go-Ahead will withdraw diesel buses and further electrify its rail fleet as part of efforts to become carbon neutral by 2045, the British company said on Wednesday. ...
Jul 13, 2021
