Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘Fragile’ Texas energy grid comes back to life, steep challenges remain
By Brad Brooks LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - A "fragile" energy grid has fully returned to life for frigid Texans who have spent five days dealing with blackouts caused by a historic winter storm, but ch...
Feb 19, 2021
As power returns, Texas energy firms slowly emerge from deep freeze
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas energy firms on Friday began to prepare for oil and gas production after days of frozen shutdowns as electric power and water service slowly resumed at darkened oilfields and...
Feb 19, 2021
U.S. begins admitting asylum seekers blocked by Trump, with thousands more waiting
By Mimi Dwyer and Ted Hesson SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Reuters) - The United States will on Friday begin rolling back one of former President Donald Trump's strictest immigration policies, allowing in the fi...
Feb 19, 2021
India’s Dr.Reddy’s seeks emergency use authorization for Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's Dr.Reddy's Laboratories has sought emergency use authorization for Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in the country, the drugmaker said https://www.bseindia.com/xml-dat...
Feb 19, 2021
Kremlin hopes U.S., EU will refrain from imposing fresh sanctions on Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday he hoped the United States and European Union would not impose fresh sanctions on Russia. The administration of U.S. President Joe Bid...
Feb 19, 2021
Uber drivers entitled to worker rights, UK’s top court rules
By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - A group of drivers are entitled to worker rights such as the minimum wage at Uber, Britain's Supreme Court decided on Friday in a blow to the ride-hailing service th...
Feb 19, 2021
Violence still raging in South Sudan despite peace deal: U.N.
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Violence is still raging in vast swathes of South Sudan a year after a peace deal was signed to end a civil war that began in 2013, a United Nations report said on Friday. Attacks ...
Feb 19, 2021
Barty takes Adelaide wild card to defend title
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - World number one Ash Barty, who exited the Australian Open with a quarter-final defeat, has taken a wild card to defend her title at the WTA 500 event in Adelaide next week, orga...
Feb 19, 2021
Myanmar protests stall fuel imports, drive up costs
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Myanmar's refined fuel imports have stalled as protests over the Feb. 1 coup have shut the banks and government offices necessary for trade, while depreciation in...
Feb 19, 2021
Senegal’s savannah jockey dreams of international glory
By Ngouda Dione NIAGA, Senegal (Reuters) - A head shorter than his peers, Fallou Diop https://reut.rs/3rZQ7DU quickly vanishes into the crowd of jockeys preparing for early morning drills in the weste...
Feb 19, 2021
