Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Kremlin foe Navalny says Russian prison authority has asked a court to jail him
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Tuesday that Russia's prison authority has asked a court to jail him for having allegedly broken the terms of a suspended sentence he has been ...
Jan 12, 2021
Snow-struck Madrid struggles with cleanup as record frost grips Spain
MADRID (Reuters) - Authorities struggled to clear ice and fallen trees from the streets of Madrid on Tuesday, and temperatures in parts of Spain hit record lows after a snowstorm wrought havoc across ...
Jan 12, 2021
Third of oil and gas workers faced pay cut in 2020 due to pandemic, survey shows
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin LONDON (Reuters) - Almost one in three workers in the oil and gas industry faced pay cuts in 2020, a worldwide survey showed on Tuesday, as the coronavirus crisis drove down f...
Jan 12, 2021
Father of the Web Tim Berners-Lee prepares ‘do-over’
(Reuters) - Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the British computer scientist who was knighted for inventing the internet navigation system known as the World Wide Web, wants to re-make cyberspace once again. With ...
Jan 12, 2021
Factbox: Reports into abuses in the Irish Catholic Church
DUBLIN (Reuters) - An Irish inquiry into alarming death rates among newborns at church-run homes for unwed mothers will hand down its final report on Tuesday, laying bare one of the Catholic Church's ...
Jan 12, 2021
Swiss drugs regulator approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's drug regulator on Tuesday approved Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine, adding a second shot to the country's arsenal against the new coronavirus. "Following a thorough rev...
Jan 12, 2021
EU seeks space alliance to defend against U.S. and Chinese ambitions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will pursue a more aggressive European space strategy to prevent being muscled out by U.S. and Chinese launcher technology, setting up an European alliance with...
Jan 12, 2021
Futures edge higher as focus turns to earnings season
By Devik Jain (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures resumed their climb on Tuesday as investors looked to the earnings season this week for clues on the health of Corporate America and the economy whil...
Jan 12, 2021
Inside Israel’s social media campaign to woo the Middle East
By Stephen Farrell, Maha El Dahan, Lisa Barrington and Zainah El-Haroun (Reuters) - Working in close quarters, surrounded by maps of the Middle East, a small team based in Israel's foreign ministry ar...
Jan 12, 2021
Lockdown impact on Germany economy not too severe – Scholz
BERLIN (Reuters) - The impact of Germany's current lockdown on the economy it not too severe and Berlin will use its fiscal firepower, which is adequate, where support is needed, Finance Minister Olaf...
Jan 12, 2021
