Author Archives: Syndicated Content
“Poor man”: UK queen expresses sympathy for under fire health minister
LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth expressed sympathy on Wednesday for Britain's health minister who has faced repeated attacks from Boris Johnson's former top aide including the revelation the prime ...
Jun 23, 2021
No bail for ailing Proud Boys supporter over weapons cache, Capitol riot threats
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Proud Boys supporter accused of keeping a large weapons cache and making social media threats tied to the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol was denied bail on ...
Jun 23, 2021
Democrats push Republicans to forge $1.2 trillion U.S. infrastructure plan
By David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in Congress and at the White House nudged Republicans on Wednesday to join them in forging an agreement on a $1.2 trillion infrastruc...
Jun 23, 2021
Bank of England wants tougher rules for bank takeovers after Greensill
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Parliament should consider toughening up the rules on who can take control of a bank in light of what happened to Wyelands Bank following the collapse of Greensill Capi...
Jun 23, 2021
French court overturns ruling saying sale of cannabidiol is illegal
PARIS (Reuters) - France's highest appeals court on Wednesday overturned a ruling that stores in the country can't legally sell cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychotic compound related to cannabis that is ...
Jun 23, 2021
U.S. continues to vote against U.N. call to end Cuba embargo
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday continued Washington's tradition of voting against an annual United Nations General Assembly resolution ...
Jun 23, 2021
National antitrust watchdogs want more say in enforcing EU tech rules
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - German and French antitrust watchdogs and their counterparts in the other 25 EU countries on Wednesday argued for a bigger role in enforcing proposed tough new rul...
Jun 23, 2021
South Africa’s health regulator to assess efficacy of Sinopharm vaccine
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's health regulator said on Wednesday it had received documentation for China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine and will evaluate the data to assess the efficacy of the...
Jun 23, 2021
Russians detained in Chad desert say they are tourists
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - A group of Russians detained by the police in a part of northern Chad where the army has been battling a rebel invasion from Libya said on Wednesday that they were tourists who h...
Jun 23, 2021
Saudi-led coalition destroys 4 Houthi drones headed towards kingdom -state media
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Wednesday its air defences had destroyed four explosive-laden drones launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement towards the kingdo...
Jun 23, 2021
