Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Israel’s Netanyahu says he held phone call with Biden
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call with U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday, Netanyahu's office said in a statement, the first public call since Biden t...
Feb 17, 2021
On Jersey Shore, crumbling Trump Plaza hotel is demolished
By Andrew Hofstetter ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Reuters) - Crowds cheered as the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City was demolished on Wednesday, the oceanfront eyesore bearing the name of the for...
Feb 17, 2021
U.S. calls for fair and transparent legal process for ‘Hotel Rwanda hero’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday urged the Rwandan government to provide humane treatment and a fair and transparent legal process in the case of Paul Rusesabagina, the hotelier d...
Feb 17, 2021
U.S. says threat posed by North Korea cyber activity part of policy review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's malicious cyber activities threaten the United States and its allies and will be included in an ongoing review of U.S. policy toward the country, State Department ...
Feb 17, 2021
Explainer: The legal questions left unanswered by Trump’s impeachment trial
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The impeachment trial of Donald Trump took the U.S. government into new legal territory, highlighting unresolved questions about how to address allegations of misconduct by a ...
Feb 17, 2021
Barricades burn in Madrid streets amid Spain’s protests over jailed rapper
By Luis Felipe Castilleja and Guillermo Martinez MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas, rubber bullets, and sound bombs at a Madrid protest attended by thousands on Wednesday, the day aft...
Feb 17, 2021
U.S. administers 56.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 56,281,827 doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Wednesday morning and delivered 72,423,125 doses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The ta...
Feb 17, 2021
Freak cold in Texas has scientists discussing whether climate change is to blame
By Tom Balmforth (Reuters) - The freak cold spell that has killed at least 21 Americans and shut down power for days in Texas has revived scientific discussion over whether climate change could be del...
Feb 17, 2021
Kuwait emir suspends parliament sessions for a month
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree on Wednesday, suspending parliament's sessions for one month as of Feb. 18, state news agency KUNA said. The move follow...
Feb 17, 2021
U.S. says there will be consequences for culprits of Iraq rocket attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday vowed to impose consequences on the perpetrators of the rocket attack in northern Iraq which killed a civilian contractor and injured a U.S. servi...
Feb 17, 2021
