Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lebanon’s Hariri and France’s Macron discuss Lebanese crisis, formation of government
PARIS (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri on Wednesday dined with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the crisis in Lebanon and the difficulties in forming a new gover...
Feb 10, 2021
Tyson Foods to face investor pressure over lobbying, human rights at shareholder meeting
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tyson Foods Inc faces pressure from nuns, the Teamsters union and asset managers to disclose more about its lobbying and human-rights policies, after meatpacking wo...
Feb 10, 2021
N.Korea’s Kim calls for increased party role in economic plans: KCNA
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called on his ruling Workers' Party to take a more direct role in his new five-year economic plan and blamed the party for past failures...
Feb 10, 2021
Dynamo re-sign veteran D Maynor Figueroa
The Houston Dynamo re-signed veteran defender Maynor Figueroa to a one-year deal with a club option for 2022, the team announced on Wednesday. Figueroa, 37, has spent the past two seasons with the Dyn...
Feb 10, 2021
Haitian protesters, police clash after president moves against top judges
By Andre Paultre PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian police on Wednesday clashed with rock-hurling protesters in the capital Port-Au-Prince amid street demonstrations against President Jovenel Moise af...
Feb 10, 2021
In Pentagon debut, Biden promises break from Trump-era politicization of military
By Steve Holland and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden promised he would never politicize the U.S. military as he made his first visit to the Pentagon as commander-in-chief on We...
Feb 10, 2021
U.S. ITC rules against South Korea but allows temporary VW, Ford battery use
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) on Wednesday sided with South Korea's chemicals and electric vehicle (EV) battery maker LG Chem Ltd after the company had ...
Feb 10, 2021
Mastercard to open up network to select cryptocurrencies
(Reuters) - Mastercard Inc said on Wednesday it was planning to offer support for some cryptocurrencies on its network this year, joining a string of big-ticket firms that have pledged similar support...
Feb 10, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell cannot compel Epstein accuser to divulge settlement payment: U.S. judge
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A woman who claims she was sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein and is expected to testify against Ghislaine Maxwell at her criminal trial need not disclose how ...
Feb 10, 2021
Best Buy to lay off some store workers: WSJ
(Reuters) - Best Buy Co Inc has notified employees that it will be cutting some jobs at its stores, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the situation. The electr...
Feb 10, 2021
