Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ford dissolves its 7.6% stake in Velodyne Lidar
(Reuters) - Ford Motor Co has dissolved its stake in Velodyne Lidar Inc, a maker of sensors used in self-driving cars, according to a regulatory filing on Monday. As of Sept. 30, Ford had a passive st...
Feb 15, 2021
NATO’s Afghanistan withdrawal depends on violence levels, Stoltenberg says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called on the Taliban on Monday to reduce violence in Afghanistan and said any possible withdrawal of troops would be based on the situatio...
Feb 15, 2021
Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala confirmed as WTO DG
GENEVA (Reuters) - Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was selected by consensus to be the next director-general of the World Trade Organization at a closed-door meeting on Monday, according to two sources ...
Feb 15, 2021
England’s hotel quarantine system working smoothly for now: minister
LONDON (Reuters) - England's new COVID-19 hotel quarantine system for arrivals from high-risk countries is running smoothly after it was introduced earlier on Monday, the health minister said. But con...
Feb 15, 2021
Ebola vaccination campaign begins in Democratic Republic of Congo
KINSHASA (Reuters) - An Ebola vaccination campaign has begun in the city of Butembo, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a tweet on Monday. Health work...
Feb 15, 2021
Iran says U.S. move to seize oil shipment is ‘act of piracy’
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday that a U.S. move this month to seize a cargo of oil on the grounds that it came from Tehran was an act of piracy, adding that the shipment did not belong to the I...
Feb 15, 2021
Germany wants to work closely with Biden on trade, China and climate
BERLIN (Reuters) - Europe and the United States should strengthen transatlantic ties with a trade deal to abolish tariffs and a WTO reform to increase pressure on China to play by international rules,...
Feb 15, 2021
Germany defends border controls as business demands lockdown exit plan
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany said on Monday its decision to impose border controls with the Czech Republic and Austria is a temporary measure of last resort and it defended a lockdown extension against ...
Feb 15, 2021
Angler dies after being struck in shanty by snowmobile during a Michigan ice fishing festival
MANITOU BEACH, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A snowmobile crash at an ice fishing festival in Southeast Michigan left one man dead Saturday night. It happened on a lake in Lenawee County during the annual T...
Feb 15, 2021
Russian ex-journalist accused of treason says he doesn’t know his alleged crime
By Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) - A former Russian newspaper journalist accused of treason says state investigators have still not told him exactly what his alleged crime was, over six months after ...
Feb 15, 2021
