Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tunisian president’s office gets letter with suspicious powder: source
TUNIS (Reuters) - The office of Tunisia's president received a letter containing suspicious powder and is investigating the matter, a source there told Reuters on Wednesday. President Kais Saied did n...
Jan 27, 2021
White House climate envoy Kerry says issues U.S. has with China will not be ‘traded’ for climate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry said on Wednesday that no issues the United States has with China will be "traded" for climate. "Obviously we have ...
Jan 27, 2021
Slovakia Holocaust survivors get COVID-19 vaccine on Remembrance Day
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Nearly 60 survivors received their COVID-19 vaccination on Holocaust Remembrance Day in Bratislava on Wednesday, completing the inoculation of the city's entire survivor communi...
Jan 27, 2021
Private sector body unveils multi-billion ambitions for carbon offsets
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - A private sector task force on Wednesday unveiled plans to turn the small voluntary carbon offset market into a global standard that could direct billions of doll...
Jan 27, 2021
Analysis: A ‘transitory way to govern’ – Biden reverses Trump’s orders with the stroke of a pen
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - In his first week in office, U.S. President Joe Biden has rolled out a wave of executive orders to fulfill a roster of campaign promises, underscoring just how easy it i...
Jan 27, 2021
Factbox: What Biden plans to do next on refugees, separated families and regional migration
By Ted Hesson (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected on Friday to issue executive orders on asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, refugee resettlement and the reunification of migrant families, ...
Jan 27, 2021
Turkey-Greece talks held in ‘very positive’ atmosphere, Ankara says
ANKARA (Reuters) - Bilateral talks between Turkey and Greece to resolve long-standing maritime disputes, which resumed on Monday after a five-year hiatus, were held in a "very positive" atmosphere, Tu...
Jan 27, 2021
UK picks HSBC and J.P. Morgan to advise on first green gilt
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday it had picked HSBC and J.P. Morgan to advise on the issuance of the country's first 'green' government bond due later this year, after a tendering process....
Jan 27, 2021
Yellen in call with Germany’s Scholz committed to U.S. participation in OECD tax talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz on Wednesday stressed the importance of U.S.-German and transatlantic ties - and the need to work to...
Jan 27, 2021
BMW says 2020 cash flow exceeds market expectations
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - BMW's free cash flow last year was better than market expecations at about 3.4 billion euros ($4.12 billion), the German carmaker said on Wednesday, citing recoveries in many mar...
Jan 27, 2021
