Author Archives: Syndicated Content
World Triathlon says Yokohama meet success shows Olympics can be held safely
(Reuters) - The success of the World Triathlon Championship Series and Para Series under bio-secure bubbles in the Japanese city of Yokohama is further proof that elite events can be held safely amid ...
May 19, 2021
EU court backs Ryanair challenge to KLM, TAP state aid
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's second-highest court on Wednesday upheld Ryanair's fight against billions of euros in state aid granted to its rivals KLM and TAP but dismissed its challenge to a 10-bill...
May 19, 2021
Germany’s family minister resigns over plagiarism affair
BERLIN (Reuters) - Franziska Giffey, the Social Democrat party's candidate for mayor of Berlin, resigned as Germany's family minister on Wednesday, saying she wanted to draw a line under plagiarism al...
May 19, 2021
Moroccan minister links Ceuta crossings to Polisario leader’s hospitalisation
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco was justified in relaxing controls at the border between it and Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta in view of Madrid's decision to admit a sick Western Sahara independenc...
May 19, 2021
Indian bike maker Royal Enfield to recall 236,966 motorcycles
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Eicher Motors-owned Royal Enfield said on Wednesday it will recall 236,966 motorcycles across some models due to defects in the ignition coil that can cause misfiring and reduce ...
May 19, 2021
German business less optimistic on 2021 GDP growth than government
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's DIHK Chambers of Industry and Commerce said on Wednesday it slightly raised its growth forecast for Europe's largest economy to 3% this year after its recent survey pointe...
May 19, 2021
Bosnia detains former Dinamo Zagreb coach sought by Croatia
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Bosnian police detained former Dinamo Zagreb coach Zoran Mamic on Wednesday on an international arrest warrant issued by Croatia after he had fled to Bosnia to evade serving a jai...
May 19, 2021
Euro zone inflation accelerates in April on energy, services
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation accelerated as expected in April because of a sharp rise in the costs of energy and services, the European Union's statistics office Eurostat said on Wednesday...
May 19, 2021
UK house prices jump 10%, fastest rate since 2007 – ONS
LONDON (Reuters) - British house prices rose at the fastest annual rate in nearly 14 years in March when finance minister Rishi Sunak announced the extension of pandemic emergency tax cut and other su...
May 19, 2021
Nepal, Bangladesh scramble to secure COVID-19 shots as India curbs exports
By Gopal Sharma and Ruma Paul KATHMANDU/DHAKA (Reuters) - Nepal and Bangladesh are making frantic diplomatic efforts to secure COVID-19 vaccines to prop up their faltering inoculation drives as their ...
May 19, 2021
