Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Volkswagen regrets how Voltswagen campaign was perceived
HAMBURG (Reuters) - Volkswagen on Wednesday said it regretted how its Voltswagen marketing stunt was perceived, a day after pulling an official statement announcing it as the new name for its U.S. div...
Mar 31, 2021
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny declares a hunger strike: Instagram account
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has declared a hunger strike in order to persuade the prison in Russia holding him to provide him with proper medical care, according to a post ...
Mar 31, 2021
COVID-19 third leading cause of U.S. deaths in 2020 after heart disease, cancer: U.S. report
By Vishwadha Chander (Reuters) - COVID-19 was the primary or contributing cause of 377,883 deaths in the United States last year, with a particularly high toll among the elderly, according to a govern...
Mar 31, 2021
Venezuela and Colombia rights groups ask for U.N. envoy amid border violence
CARACAS (Reuters) - Human rights groups from Venezuela and Colombia on Wednesday called on the United Nations to appoint a special envoy to address the humanitarian crisis caused by clashes between Ve...
Mar 31, 2021
ByteDance says ‘bleeding’ due to India bank account freeze, no relief from court
By Abhirup Roy MUMBAI (Reuters) - An Indian court on Wednesday granted no relief to China's ByteDance, owner of the TikTok video app, in a case where the company challenged the local tax authority's d...
Mar 31, 2021
Stage on the water marks Montreux Jazz Festival’s comeback
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The Montreux Jazz Festival plans to return in July after being cancelled last year due to COVID-19, organisers said on Wednesday, and it will feature a new star...
Mar 31, 2021
U.S. agency urges some GM van owners to park outside pending recall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said owners of about 10,000 new General Motors vans should park outside because of fire risks pending recall repairs. The...
Mar 31, 2021
Moldova introduces state of emergency to contain coronavirus pandemic
CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldovan lawmakers voted on Wednesday to introduce a state of emergency for 60 days to fight the coronavirus pandemic, a move which allies of pro-Western President Maia Sandu cast...
Mar 31, 2021
Qatar orders private health centres to halt non-urgent services
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's cabinet on Wednesday ordered a halt to non-urgent medical services at private health facilities as of April 2 as coronavirus cases rise in the Gulf Arab state, state news age...
Mar 31, 2021
Libya force frees prisoners in reconciliation gesture
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Forces in Zawiya in western Libya on Wednesday released more than 100 captives taken from Khalifa Haftar's eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) to solidify a months-long ceasef...
Mar 31, 2021
