Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chicago teachers face work stoppage in COVID-19 safety plan dispute
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago teachers appeared headed on Monday for a strike or lock-out over their latest dispute with the third-largest U.S. school district after the two sides fai...
Feb 01, 2021
Vietnam shuts schools due to virus outbreak ahead of Lunar New Year
By Khanh Vu and James Pearson HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has shut schools in 22 provinces ahead of the Lunar New Year "Tet" holiday and ended a ruling Communist Party congress early on Monday following...
Feb 01, 2021
UK makes formal request to join trans-Pacific trade deal
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain made a formal request to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership on Monday, seeking membership of the 11-country deal to open new aven...
Feb 01, 2021
Italy’s PD stands by economy minister; president seeks continuity: sources
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's co-ruling Democratic Party (PD) will not let Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri be shunted aside in any cabinet reshuffle that might arise from the ongoing government crisis, ...
Feb 01, 2021
Israel says drone falls in Lebanese territory, Hezbollah says it brought it down
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah said on Monday it brought down an Israeli drone that had entered Lebanese airspace, while the Israeli military said one of its drones had fallen inside Lebanon. ...
Feb 01, 2021
Senior Afghan official survives bomb attack in Kabul, police say
KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan peace ministry official suffered light injuries in a bomb blast in the capital Kabul on Monday, police said, the latest in a recent series of attacks on civilian targets. K...
Feb 01, 2021
Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine files election challenge in court
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine filed a legal challenge in the country's supreme court on Monday seeking cancellation of the results of last month's presidential election that ...
Feb 01, 2021
Splendid isolation: Hungarian family outsails COVID nightmare on the sea
By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) - While the world was grappling with the pandemic, a Hungarian family of four decided last summer to fulfil their dream: sailing around the globe in a 50-feet boat...
Feb 01, 2021
Under Biden order, workers refusing unsafe work could stay on unemployment aid
By Ann Saphir and Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Many workers called back by employers resuming or expanding operations despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic face a dilemma: return to jobs that put the...
Feb 01, 2021
UK factory growth slows as COVID and Brexit combine -IHS Markit
By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) - British manufacturers suffered a double hit last month as COVID-19 disruption to global shipping combined with new trade barriers with the Europe...
Feb 01, 2021
