Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Moscow to host Afghanistan talks on March 18: TASS cites foreign ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to hold a conference on Afghanistan in Moscow later this month, the TASS news agency said on Tuesday, but the U.S. State Department did not confirm American attendance....
Mar 09, 2021
Facebook’s lawyers blast attorney fees bid in deal over 2018 data breach
By Sara Merken (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is pushing back on plaintiffs lawyers' request for nearly $12 million in fees and costs for securing an injunctive relief-only settlement stemming from a 2018 c...
Mar 09, 2021
Citi’s general counsel to retire – memo
(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc's General Counsel Rohan Weerasinghe will retire from the bank after nearly a decade in the role, Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser told staff on Tuesday, according to a mem...
Mar 09, 2021
Gov. Whitmer lowers flags to honor one-year anniversary of COVID-19 in Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags within the State Capitol Complex and upon all public buildings and grounds across the State of Michigan t...
Mar 09, 2021
EU representative summoned by UK in vaccine row: The Sun
LONDON (Reuters) - A representative of the EU's delegation in Britain has been summoned by London after European Council President Charles Michel said the country has an outright ban on exports of COV...
Mar 09, 2021
AG Nessel charges one police officer, clears another in public integrity investigations
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Tuesday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced the outcomes of two public integrity investigations related to police-involved shootings in Macomb and Ionia c...
Mar 09, 2021
White House says administration committed to reviewing Trump policy decisions on Cuba
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A policy shift on Cuba is not among President Joe Biden's top priorities but a review of former-President Donald Trump's decision to designate Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism ...
Mar 09, 2021
PGA Tour will test for COVID-19 for ‘foreseeable future’: Monahan
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The PGA Tour will continue testing players for COVID-19 for the "foreseeable future" and until a high percentage of competitors are vaccinated, Commissioner Jay Monahan sai...
Mar 09, 2021
Zimbabwe authorises Sputnik V, Sinovac coronavirus vaccines for emergency use
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe has authorised the emergency use of four COVID-19 vaccines, including Russia's Sputnik V and China's Sinovac, the minister of information said on Tuesday. The southern Afri...
Mar 09, 2021
U.S. State Dept blacklists two Iranian officials over human rights violations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday blacklisted two Iranian officials from Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), accusing them of their involvement in human rights violatio...
Mar 09, 2021
