Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Africa’s ANC threatens to further discipline suspended Magashule
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress will further discipline top official Ace Magashule if he does not apologise for trying to retaliate against President Cyril Ram...
May 10, 2021
U.S. Treasury launches access to $350 billion in state/local COVID-19 aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury launched access to $350 billion in COVID-19 aid for state, local, tribal and territorial governments on Monday, releasing rules for allowable uses and a prohib...
May 10, 2021
TPG says Jon Winkelried to be PE firm’s sole CEO
(Reuters) - Private equity firm TPG said on Monday its co-Chief Executive Officer Jon Winkelried will become the sole CEO of the firm. Jim Coulter, one of the founders of the firm who co-led TPG along...
May 10, 2021
Ethiopian peacekeepers moved to Sudanese refugee camp after seeking asylum
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Thirty-five Ethiopian peacekeeping soldiers were flown from Darfur in western Sudan to a refugee camp near the border with their country after they sought asylum in Sudan, a sourc...
May 10, 2021
Lockheed Martin removes contractors from Iraq base over security fears – sources
By Ahmed Rasheed and Idrees Ali BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin is removing contractors working on the maintenance of F-16 fighter jets at an Iraqi military base because of security concerns, thre...
May 10, 2021
Portugal border cops sentenced to jail over death of detained traveller
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Three Portuguese border officers were sentenced to several years in jail on Monday, in a much-awaited ruling over the fatal beating last year of a Ukrainian man i...
May 10, 2021
EU prepares new round of Belarus sanctions from June, diplomats say
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union is readying a fourth round of sanctions against senior Belarus officials in response to last year's contested presidential election and could ta...
May 10, 2021
Colonial says it expects to ‘substantially’ restore operational service by end of week
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Colonial Pipeline, the largest fuel pipeline in the United States, expects to "substantially" restore operational service by the end of the week, the company said on Monday. Coloni...
May 10, 2021
East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah becomes emblem of Palestinian struggle
By Rami Ayyub, Zainah El-Haroun and Stephen Farrell JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A putrid stench hangs over Sheikh Jarrah, a tiny neighbourhood of East Jerusalem where protesters are trying to prevent Israel...
May 10, 2021
Top English medic hopeful new variant of concern will not escape vaccines
LONDON (Reuters) - A new coronavirus variant of concern known as B.1.617.2, first identified in India, appears to be less likely to be vaccine resistant than other variants, English Chief Medical Offi...
May 10, 2021
