Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden set to rejoin Paris climate accord, impose curbs on U.S. oil industry
By Valerie Volcovici and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Incoming U.S. president Joe Biden will announce America's return to the international Paris Agreement to fight climate change on Wednes...
Jan 20, 2021
Massive security phalanx aims to shield Biden inauguration from mob, ‘lone wolf’ threats
By David Lawder and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington braced for a tense inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday, amid overwhelming security measures including over 25,0...
Jan 20, 2021
Bahrain to raise $2 billion in bond sale after deficit spike
By Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain is expected to raise $2 billion in a three-tranche bond sale on Wednesday, a document showed, after the coronavirus pandemic and low oil prices exacerbated its...
Jan 20, 2021
Britain helps Kenya prepare for roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Britain is assisting Kenya to prepare for the roll-out of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by Astrazeneca and Oxford University, its foreign secretary said, as African nations race to ...
Jan 20, 2021
Marketing, sports data apps join fight against pandemic
TOKYO (Reuters) - Devices designed for improving customer marketing and sports performance are now being used in the fight against COVID-19 as companies deploy their technologies to meet new needs dur...
Jan 20, 2021
EU hails Biden’s ‘new dawn’ but wants tough tech rules
By Robin Emmott and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union hailed Joe Biden's inauguration later on Wednesday as U.S. president as a "new dawn" for Europe and the United States, whi...
Jan 20, 2021
Philippines sees ‘close and friendly’ ties with Biden administration
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines will maintain "close and friendly" relations with the United States under President-elect Joe Biden, a top Philippine official said on Wednesday, amid a period of st...
Jan 20, 2021
Zimbabwe foreign minister dies from COVID-19: spokesman
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's foreign minister, Sibusiso Moyo, has died after contracting COVID-19, presidential spokesman George Charamba said on Wednesday. Moyo, a former army general who rose to na...
Jan 20, 2021
Thai royalists launch political party to protect monarchy
BANGKOK (Reuters) - An ultra royalist group in Thailand launched a new political party on Wednesday to defend King Maha Vajiralongkorn, amid unprecedented calls for reform of the monarchy by a youth-l...
Jan 20, 2021
Dam down, water supplies failing in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Tigray
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Clean water supplies are running short in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region where a conflict has left infrastructure damaged and looted, equipment stolen and a dam inoperative, a s...
Jan 20, 2021
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