Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Turkey will discuss quitting Libya if others go first, Erdogan says
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will discuss withdrawing its forces from Libya if other foreign troops are withdrawn first, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. Speaking at an event in Ankara, ...
Feb 09, 2021
French mayor defies COVID curbs to open city’s museums
PERPIGNAN, France (Reuters) - The mayor of the French city of Perpignan on Tuesday defied the government's COVID-19 restrictions and reopened four of the city's museums. "We cannot stay locked down al...
Feb 09, 2021
Spain tops 3 million COVID-19 cases, extends Portuguese border controls until March
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain on Tuesday passed 3 million coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic and extended controls along its 1,200-km (750-mile) border with Portugal until March 1, as both c...
Feb 09, 2021
Top U.S. House trade lawmaker Neal says to focus on enforcing trade pacts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top lawmaker on trade matters in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday that he will focus this year on enforcing U.S. trade agreements and working with the Biden...
Feb 09, 2021
EU to ask for more time to ratify Brexit trade deal, Frost says
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union is likely to ask for more time to ratify the Brexit trade deal, Britain's former Brexit negotiator David Frost said on Tuesday. "We have heard informally from the...
Feb 09, 2021
GameStop tumbles nearly 20% as retail-driven surge dies down
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of video game retailer GameStop tumbled nearly 20% Tuesday to their lowest levels since he start of a retail investor-led surge that echoed across Wall Str...
Feb 09, 2021
UK’s Princess Eugenie has had baby son: Buckingham Palace
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Princess Eugenie, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth, has given birth to her first child, a baby son, with husband Jack Brooksbank, Buckingham Palace announced on Tuesday. E...
Feb 09, 2021
Explosions near Syrian city of Aleppo were part of military exercises: state media
CAIRO (Reuters) - Explosions caused by the military blowing up bombs abandoned by "terrorists" were heard on Tuesday near the Syrian city of Aleppo, state media said. The explosions near the Hamdaniya...
Feb 09, 2021
Factbox: Biden nominees ethics pledges on cryptocurrencies, university and company ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several of President Joe Biden's nominees to head key U.S. agencies are selling stock holdings and pledging to seek ethics waivers if they have to oversee matters in which they ...
Feb 09, 2021
Four years into voyage and metres from land, tanker crew still stuck aboard
DUBAI (Reuters) - Nearly four years into their odyssey at sea, the five-member crew of oil tanker MT Iba is tantalisingly close to shore, yet still unable to set foot on dry land. Bleary-eyed and wear...
Feb 09, 2021
