Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox: From electric cars to rural internet, this is Spain’s recovery plan
By Christina Galan and Beln Carreo MADRID (Reuters) - Spain outlined its Recovery and Resilience plan on Tuesday aiming to revive and modernise its economy after a record 10.8% contraction in 2020, us...
Apr 13, 2021
Italy might revamp COVID-19 tracing app for vaccine passports
ROME (Reuters) - Italy could revitalise the smartphone app it launched last year to trace COVID-19 infections and use it for so-called vaccine passports, Innovation Minister Vittorio Colao said on Tue...
Apr 13, 2021
Ship owned by Israeli firm attacked off UAE coast: media
DUBAI (Reuters) - A commercial vessel owned by an Israeli firm was attacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in Gulf waters, pro-Iran media and an Israeli television channel said on Tuesday. ...
Apr 13, 2021
Turkey adopts ‘partial closure’ for Ramadan as virus surges
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday announced several new restrictions and a "partial closure" for the first two weeks of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan to curb surging c...
Apr 13, 2021
Chauvin’s lawyers call officer in previous arrest to the stand as first witness
By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O'Brien MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Lawyers for Derek Chauvin on Tuesday began presenting their case in the former Minneapolis policeman's murder trial, calling to the stand ...
Apr 13, 2021
Russian watchdog opens case against Yandex over alleged competition law breach
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) on Tuesday said it had initiated proceedings against internet giant Yandex over alleged competition law violations on the company's searc...
Apr 13, 2021
U.S. issues subpoena to Chinese company as part of supply chain review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday issued a subpoena to a Chinese company as part of the Biden administration's review of supply chain issues, the department said in a stat...
Apr 13, 2021
India’s Maharashtra state imposes 15-day lockdown to slow COVID-19 spread
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's richest state, Maharashtra, will be under lockdown from Wednesday night for 15 days to slow rising coronavirus infections, its chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Tuesda...
Apr 13, 2021
Ohio can enforce ban on Down syndrome abortions: U.S. appeals court
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Ohio can enforce a 2017 law banning abortions when medical tests show that a fetus has Down syndrome. In a 9-7 decision, the 6th U.S. Circuit ...
Apr 13, 2021
EU must implement its joint recovery plan before mulling more: Gentiloni
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union should first implement its already agreed 750 billion euro post-pandemic recovery scheme before thinking of expanding it, European Commissioner for Economic and...
Apr 13, 2021
