Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italy submits its Recovery Plan to EU Commission just before deadline
ROME (Reuters) - Italy submitted its Recovery Plan to the European Commission late on Friday, a government spokesman said, just getting the document to Brussels within the April 30 target date set for...
May 01, 2021
Turkey adds crypto firms to money laundering, terror financing rules
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey added cryptocurrency trading platforms to the list of firms covered by anti-money laundering and terrorism financing regulation, it said in a presidential decree published ...
May 01, 2021
U.S. citizens among dead, injured at Israel religious festival disaster, U.S. Embassy says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A number of U.S. citizens are among the dozens killed or injured in a stampede at a religious Jewish festival in Israel, a U.S. embassy spokesperson said on Saturday. "We can con...
May 01, 2021
Pakistan to slash international flights to curb COVID-19 cases
By Charlotte Greenfield ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan plans to reduce the number of inbound international flights to 20% of current numbers to curb rising COVID-19 cases, the official body overseeing...
May 01, 2021
Canadian government passes legislation to end Montreal port strike
(Reuters) - The Canadian government passed a back-to-work legislation late on Friday to end a strike that began at the Port of Montreal this week by workers over changes to their work schedules. Labor...
May 01, 2021
Exxon Mobil begins escorting workers from Texas plant -USW official
By Erwin Seba BEAUMONT, Texas (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp late Friday began escorting United Steelworkers (USW) union members from part of its Beaumont, Texas, complex ahead of an expected Saturday l...
May 01, 2021
Fire in hospital’s intensive care kills 18 in India’s Gujarat
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - At least 18 people, including two healthcare workers were killed in a fire at a COVID-19 hospital in the western Indian state of Gujarat late on Friday night, officials sa...
May 01, 2021
Myanmar protesters march three months after coup; U.N. warns of ‘standstill’
(Reuters) - Protesters against military rule marched in Myanmar on Saturday three months after a coup ended a democratic transition, with several small blasts compounding a sense of crisis that a U.N....
May 01, 2021
Ukraine’s capital Kyiv eases coronavirus restrictions
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's capital Kyiv on Saturday eased tough restrictions imposed last month to prevent the rapid spread of the new coronavirus. In early April, Kyiv limited its public transport se...
May 01, 2021
Jags pick Georgia CB Tyson Campbell to open Round 2
One day after the Jacksonville Jaguars picked a potential franchise quarterback to open the NFL draft, the team turned its attention to the opposite side of the ball. Jacksonville selected Georgia cor...
May 01, 2021
