Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UN, EU call for calm at Colombia protests, warn of excessive force
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) - The United Nations and European Union on Tuesday called for calm and warned of the use of excessive force at protests against the administration of Colombian Presi...
May 04, 2021
EU executive seeks bar on Britain from cross-border disputes accord
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain should not join a cross-border accord for recognising courts and their rulings, the European Commission recommended on Tuesday, in a move which British business...
May 04, 2021
UK prosecutor ends investigation into Airbus individuals: sources
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has ended a criminal investigation into individuals associated with Airbus, the European planemaker that agreed to a record $4...
May 04, 2021
Fear of severe side effects upsets Sicily’s COVID vaccination plans
By Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) - Sicily will start offering COVID-19 vaccines to people over 50 to speed up its inoculation programme which is being hampered by a reluctant older population who fear ...
May 04, 2021
Treasury’s Yellen: Biden programs to make ‘big difference’ to inequality
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's overall proposal, which include stepped up spending on infrastructure, childcare and education, will make a "big difference" to inequality, U.S. Treasury Secreta...
May 04, 2021
Golf-Johnson commits to U.S. Open warm-up at Congaree
(Reuters) - World number one Dustin Johnson has committed to play in the Palmetto Championship at Congaree Golf Club in his home state of South Carolina a week before the U.S. Open, the PGA Tour said ...
May 04, 2021
Brazilian teenager stabs, kills two children in Santa Catarina state school
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian teenager invaded a school in the city of Saudades, in southern Santa Catarina state, and stabbed two children to death on Tuesday, a local government official confirm...
May 04, 2021
Italy reports 305 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, 9,116 new cases
MILAN (Reuters) - Italy reported 305 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday against 256 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 9,116 from 5,948. Italy...
May 04, 2021
Stellantis to hit emissions target without Tesla’s help, says CEO
(Reuters) - Franco-Italian carmaker Stellantis expects to achieve its European carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions targets this year without environmental credits bought from Tesla, its CEO said in an inte...
May 04, 2021
General Electric shareholders reject CEO Larry Culp’s pay
By Jessica DiNapoli and Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW YORK (Reuters) - A majority of shareholders at the General Electric Co annual general meeting rejected the pay packages for named executive officers, inc...
May 04, 2021
