Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hezbollah: time to allow formation of new Lebanon government
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Wednesday it was time for politicians to put aside their demands and allow the formation of a new government that can rescue the country from an unpreced...
Mar 31, 2021
EU drug regulator investigating 62 reports of rare clotting worldwide: chief
LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's drug regulator is investigating 62 cases worldwide of a rare blood clotting condition which has prompted some countries to limit the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, ...
Mar 31, 2021
EU to sanction Iran militia, police, three entities over 2019 protests, diplomats say
By Robin Emmott and John Irish BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union will target eight Iranian militia and police commanders and three state entities with sanctions next week over a deadly cra...
Mar 31, 2021
Goldman to offer investments in digital assets for wealth management clients
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc plans to offer investments in bitcoin and other digital assets to its wealth management clients from the second quarter, the latest top-tier company to move into th...
Mar 31, 2021
Lebanese president Aoun fears chaos as crisis bites: Jadeed TV
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday the country could face chaos before it can recover from a financial meltdown. Crushed under a mountain of debt and decades of graft...
Mar 31, 2021
Now the hard part: Biden tax hikes face hurdles in Congress
By David Morgan and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's plan to pay for his $2 trillion infrastructure plan with higher corporate taxes faces hurdles in Congress from Rep...
Mar 31, 2021
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
