Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Austrian far-right leader quits, leaving succession open
VIENNA (Reuters) - The leader of Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPO) Norbert Hofer stepped down on Tuesday but pointedly did not back his high-profile deputy and rival Herbert Kickl to succeed him...
Jun 01, 2021
Brazil finalizing regulation to pay farmers for environmental services
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Brazilian government is putting the finishing touches on regulations that will allow farmers to get paid for environmental services, Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias...
Jun 01, 2021
U.S. senator expects U.S. to send more funds for Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A senior U.S. senator said on Tuesday he expected Washington would quickly authorize as much as $1 billion for Israel to replenish its Iron Dome missile defense system after clas...
Jun 01, 2021
Banker first to be jailed in German tax fraud scandal
DUESSELDORF (Reuters) - A former executive at private bank M.M. Warburg on Tuesday became the first banker to be jailed over a multi-year scam to bilk the German state of billions of euros by filing b...
Jun 01, 2021
U.S. envoy to U.N. to visit Syria border ahead of Russia showdown
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, will visit the Turkish border with Syria this week ahead of a likely showdown with Russia in th...
Jun 01, 2021
Brazil vaccination pace slows as production issues halt second doses
By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A decrease in local COVID-19 vaccine production has slowed the pace of Brazil's inoculation drive and contributed to a growing number of people not taking t...
Jun 01, 2021
Brazil posts May trade surplus of $9.3 billion as exports hit historic high
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil posted a trade surplus of $9.3 billion in May, Economy Ministry figures showed on Tuesday, as record exports for that month helped fuel the second largest...
Jun 01, 2021
Soccer-Croatia and North Macedonia held in EURO 2020 warm-ups
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia made a stuttering start to their EURO 2020 build-up as they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Armenia and North Macedonia conceded a stoppage-time equaliser as they drew 1-1 w...
Jun 01, 2021
U.S. formally ends Trump’s ‘remain in Mexico’ asylum policy
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has formally ended the Trump-era "remain in Mexico" policy, which forced tens of thousands of Central American asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico f...
Jun 01, 2021
Lukashenko bets on annexed Crimea opening its sky for flights from Belarus
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, who has refused to recognise Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, said on Tuesday that Minsk was working with Moscow about starti...
Jun 01, 2021
