Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italy gets green superministry as Draghi eyes EU funds
By Stephen Jewkes MILAN (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mario Draghi has put climate change at the heart of his plans to run Italy by creating a superministry to ensure a transition to green energy drives ...
Feb 14, 2021
New York police question person of interest in deadly subway knife attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City police were questioning a person of interest in the spate of subway stabbing attacks that left two people dead, authorities said on Sunday. "A person of interest is ...
Feb 14, 2021
Lebanon’s Hariri sees no way out of crisis without Arab support
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister designate Saad al-Hariri on Sunday said that his country could not be rescued from its current crisis without the support of Arab countries and the internati...
Feb 14, 2021
Battle-weary Nadal, Djokovic lead second week charge in Melbourne
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - As the second week of the Australian Open begins, fans eagerly wait to see if the two Grand Slam winners left in the men's draw can reach the summit clash intact as injury clouds...
Feb 14, 2021
Yemen donor conference expected in March, aid sources say
By Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) - A fundraising event for Yemen's humanitarian crisis is expected to take place in early March, hosted virtually by Sweden and Switzerland, four aid sources told Reu...
Feb 14, 2021
Poles rush to ski, drink and party as COVID-restrictions eased
WARSAW (Reuters) - Dancing, drinking and fighting marked the easing of some COVID-19 restrictions in Poland over the weekend as tourists, many without masks, let off steam in the ski resort of Zakopan...
Feb 14, 2021
Argentine ex president Carlos Menem dies at age 90: local media
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine ex President Carlos Menem died at 90 after battling long-term health problems, local media reported on Sunday. The veteran politician and lawyer served as Argentina'...
Feb 14, 2021
Mexico gets AstraZeneca doses from India, expects more Pfizer, as it prepares for next phase
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico received a shipment of 870,000 doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine from India on Sunday, the government said, as the country prepares to prioritize older adults in t...
Feb 14, 2021
Bitcoin nears $50,000, wider adoption fuels record rally
(Reuters) - Bitcoin hit a new record high and approached $50,000 on Sunday, building on its record rally as Wall Street and Main Street increasingly adopt the world's biggest cryptocurrency. Bitcoin r...
Feb 14, 2021
Volkswagen CEO Diess ‘not afraid’ of an Apple electric car
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Volkswagen is not concerned by any Apple plans for a passenger vehicle that could include the iPhone maker's battery technology, its chief executive Herbert Diess said....
Feb 14, 2021
