Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nissan to set up EV battery plants in Japan, UK – Nikkei
(Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co will partner with China-based battery maker Envision AESC group to build new battery plants for electric vehicles in Japan and United Kingdom and will invest over 200 billi...
May 28, 2021
WHO experts preparing proposal for next studies on virus origin – spokeswoman
GENEVA (Reuters) - World Health Organization (WHO) experts are preparing a proposal on the next studies to be carried out into the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19, a spokeswoman said on Frid...
May 28, 2021
Kremlin says problems with some Europe-Russia flights purely ‘technical’
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that Russia was working to resolve what it called technical issues thrown up by a decision by some European airlines to skirt Belarusian airspace when fly...
May 28, 2021
UN alarmed at soldiers detaining displaced from Tigray camps
GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations refugee agency voiced deep concern on Friday at reports of soldiers taking hundreds of people away from displacement camps in the Tigray region of Ethiopia earlier...
May 28, 2021
Ryanair says Belarus refused pilot’s request to contact airline
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Belarusian air traffic control refused a request by a Ryanair pilot to contact the airline after being told of an alleged bomb threat, leaving him with no alternative but to land in...
May 28, 2021
Norway appoints new wealth fund supervisor at central bank
OSLO (Reuters) -Norway has appointed Oeystein Boersum as deputy governor and executive board member of its central bank, with a dedicated mandate to supervise the world's largest sovereign wealth fund...
May 28, 2021
Kremlin says it regrets U.S. decision to not rejoin Open Skies pact
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday it regretted Washington's decision not to rejoin the Open Skies arms control pact, which allows unarmed surveillance flights over member countries. The or...
May 28, 2021
German parliament to clear way for women quota on some company boards
By Holger Hansen BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's parliament is expected to pass a law requiring some listed companies to have a minimum number of women on their board of directors in an attempt to increa...
May 28, 2021
Tennis-WTA says would welcome dialogue with Osaka
LONDON (Reuters) - The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) said it would welcome dialogue with world number two Naomi Osaka over her decision to boycott press conferences at this year's French Open. Japa...
May 28, 2021
Exclusive: France resists more joint funding of ‘brain dead’ NATO
By Robin Emmott, Sabine Siebold and Tangi Salan BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - A $20 billion plan to give NATO more flexibility in facing military threats, climate change and China's rise has hit firm res...
May 28, 2021
