Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Prison holding Kremlin critic Navalny boosts surveillance
By Tom Balmforth and Anton Zverev MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian prison camp holding Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has placed an order for 32 new CCTV cameras and other surveillance equipment, a state...
Mar 30, 2021
Syria’s Assad says traders profiting from currency crash will be punished
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday that traders profiting from the collapse of the Syrian pound, which hit an all-time low this month, would be punished. The fall of t...
Mar 30, 2021
Exclusive: EU set to sanction more Iranians for rights abuses, first since 2013, diplomats say
By Robin Emmott and John Irish BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union is set to agree to sanction several Iranian individuals on Wednesday for human rights abuses, the first such measures since...
Mar 30, 2021
Spain sets aside 665,000 euros to pay for exhumations at “Valley of the Fallen” memorial
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government approved on Tuesday a 665,000 euro ($780,000) fund for the exhumation of graves at "The Valley of the Fallen", where 30,000 victims of the Spanish Civil War a...
Mar 30, 2021
Wells Fargo says no losses from Archegos downfall
(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co said on Tuesday it had a prime brokerage relationship with Archegos Capital and that it no longer had any exposure and did not experience any losses. (Reporting by Noor Za...
Mar 30, 2021
IMF to boost global outlook again, warns financial conditions uncertain
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will raise its forecast for global economic growth in 2021 and 2022 after last year's 3.5% contraction, but financial conditions...
Mar 30, 2021
Migrant caravan of hundreds departs in Honduras for United States
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Several hundred Hondurans set off for the Guatemalan border on Tuesday, seeking to reach the United States to escape the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and natural disaster...
Mar 30, 2021
Cycling: Stewart suffered broken hand in Bouhanni incident
(Reuters) - British rider Jake Stewart will miss the upcoming Flanders classics after fracturing his hand in the incident in which Nacer Bouhanni found himself in hot water at the weekend. Bouhanni wa...
Mar 30, 2021
WHO says COVID-19 origins study not extensive enough, cites data access ‘difficulties’
GENEVA/ZURICH (Reuters) - A World Health Organization team probing the new coronavirus's origins cited problems accessing raw data, the health agency's chief said on Tuesday, calling for further studi...
Mar 30, 2021
New York congestion plan must face environmental review: U.S. agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York's proposed congestion pricing plan that uses tolls to manage traffic in Midtown Manhattan must face an environmental assessment before it can take effect, the U.S. Tran...
Mar 30, 2021
