Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Senate confirmation of Biden’s pick for top diplomat may come next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate vote on President Joe Biden's choice for Secretary of State is expected next week, after senators failed to reach an agreement to vote on Thursday or Friday on Ant...
Jan 22, 2021
British lawmakers seek investigation into UK-registered firm possibly linked to Beirut blast
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Two senior British parliamentarians called on Friday for an investigation into a British-registered company possibly linked to last year's devastating explosion in Bei...
Jan 22, 2021
Biden administration will review Taliban agreement: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will review the peace agreement reached with the Taliban last year, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told his Afghan counterpart in a phone ...
Jan 22, 2021
More than 100 National Guard in Washington for inauguration test positive for coronavirus: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Between 100 and 200 National Guard deployed to Washington D.C to provide security for President Joe Biden's inauguration have tested positive for the coronavirus, a U.S. officia...
Jan 22, 2021
Morgan Stanley CEO Gorman’s annual pay rises by $6 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley Chief Executive James Gorman's annual pay rose by $6 million in 2020, according to a regulatory filing released on Friday. Gorman will receive $33 million for his w...
Jan 22, 2021
Slim majority of Americans want Senate to convict Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Chris Kahn (Reuters) - A slim majority of Americans say former President Donald Trump should be convicted by the Senate of inciting an insurrection and barred from holding public office, according ...
Jan 22, 2021
Exclusive: Buyout firm TPG in lead for stake in AT&T’s DirecTV – sources
By Krystal Hu and Joshua Franklin (Reuters) - Private equity firm TPG has entered into exclusive talks to acquire a minority stake in AT&T Inc's satellite TV division, DirecTV, in a deal that would al...
Jan 22, 2021
Portugal identifies first case of South African coronavirus variant
LISBON (Reuters) - The first case of the South African coronavirus variant was identified in Portugal on Friday, health institute Ricardo Jorge told Lusa news agency, as the country struggles to conta...
Jan 22, 2021
Exclusive: Brazil’s Vale, state government $2 billion apart on disaster settlement, source says
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale SA and state authorities narrowed their gap in a potential settlement deal over the Brumadinho mining disaster to 11 billion reais ($2 billion) before t...
Jan 22, 2021
Oil flow on Colombia’s Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline halted after attack
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Oil flow through Colombia's Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline was suspended on Friday after an attack with explosives started a fire, Cenit, a subsidiary of the country's majority state-o...
Jan 22, 2021
