Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden approval grows as more Americans receive vaccinations: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Chris Kahn NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of Americans who approve of President Joe Biden has grown steadily since he took office, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling released on Friday, driven by ...
Mar 19, 2021
Swiss rebuke China over human rights but stop short of curbing investment
ZURICH (Reuters) - Neutral Switzerland accused China on Friday of "increasingly authoritarian tendencies" and suppressing dissidents and minorities, though it stopped short of announcing curbs on Chin...
Mar 19, 2021
Mozambicans fleeing insurgency risk radicalisation, U.N. fears
By Emma Rumney JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Mozambicans uprooted by a jihadist insurgency have the potential to become radicalised themselves if they lack basic essentials and root causes of the conflict ...
Mar 19, 2021
Colombia central bank expected to hold interest rate steady in March: Reuters poll
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's central bank will leave its benchmark interest rate stable for the sixth month in a row in March, according to analysts, to keep supporting the economy as it recovers fro...
Mar 19, 2021
After Georgia shootings, Biden urges fast action on COVID-19 hate crimes bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday called on U.S. lawmakers to quickly pass a COVID-19 hate crimes bill, saying while the motive was still unknown in this week's shooting in Georgia,...
Mar 19, 2021
Report: Texans give P Cameron Johnston a 3-year, $8 million deal
The Houston Texans are signing punter Cameron Johnston to a three-year, $8 million deal that includes a $1 million signing bonus, the Houston Chronicle reported Friday. The 29-year-old Australian appe...
Mar 19, 2021
Brazil’s real rallies, eyes longest winning streak since November
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's real rallied more than 1% on Friday, heading for its strongest close against the dollar in almost a month after the central bank intervened in the forei...
Mar 19, 2021
Canada PM Trudeau blasts lack of transparency around China’s trial of Canadians
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday condemned what he said was a lack of transparency around China's prosecution of two citizens accused of espionage and said Ottawa's ...
Mar 19, 2021
Athletics: Failure to follow rules led to COVID cases after Torun meet – European Athletics
(Reuters) - A number of athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 upon their return home from the European Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland earlier this month did not follow strict health and saf...
Mar 19, 2021
U.S. charges Proud Boys with conspiring to impede Congress on January 6
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal grand jury has charged four members of the far-right Proud Boys with conspiring to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's election vict...
Mar 19, 2021
