Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox-Storms knock out power to 266,000 across US Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and South
March 16 (Reuters) - More than 266,000 homes and businesses were without power on Monday as severe storms battered the U.S. Midwest and Mid-Atlantic region, according to data from PowerOutage.us. Mich...
Mar 16, 2026
BHP wins bid to throw out UK contempt case linked to Brazil dam collapse
LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - BHP on Monday won its bid to throw out a contempt of court case in Britain over the funding of litigation to try to prevent some Brazilian municipalities suing the mining ...
Mar 16, 2026
Exclusive-As India seeks Hormuz safe passage, Tehran asks for return of seized tankers, sources say
By Saurabh Sharma and Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI, March 16 (Reuters) - Iran has asked India to release three tankers seized in February as part of talks seeking the safe passage of Indianflagged or Indi...
Mar 16, 2026
Hungary's PM Orban mobilises online backers for election challenge
By Anita Komuves DEBRECEN, Hungary, March 16 (Reuters) - Istvan Hollo, a 76-year-old supporter of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, spends up to an hour daily on Facebook promoting the right-wing...
Mar 16, 2026
Trump launches anti-fraud task force to be led by Vance
By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday launching a national task force led by Vice President JD Vance aimed at proving Trump's ...
Mar 16, 2026
Spain rules out participating in military operations in Strait of Hormuz
MADRID, March 16 (Reuters) - Spain will not take part in any military mission in the Strait of Hormuz because it considers the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran to be illegal, Madrid's defence and foreign affa...
Mar 16, 2026
Canada's annual inflation rate eases to 1.8% in February ahead of expected energy shock
By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA, March 16 (Reuters) - Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 1.8% in February, after prices in the same period a year ago had risen sharply when the government's sales tax r...
Mar 16, 2026
Canadian housing starts rise slightly in February, says CMHC
OTTAWA, March 16 (Reuters) - Canadian housing starts rose slightly in February compared with the previous month, indicating that the trend in new construction remains steady despite monthly volatility...
Mar 16, 2026
Irish town of Killarney celebrates Jessie Buckley's Oscar win
DUBLIN, March 16 (Reuters) - Born and raised in southwest Ireland's County Kerry, Oscar-winner Jessie Buckley's journey from local productions to the global stage is something her hometown of Killarne...
Mar 16, 2026
US 'fine' with some ships getting through Strait of Hormuz, Bessent says
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - The United States is "fine" with some Iranian, Indian and Chinese ships going through the Strait of Hormuz for now, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday, ad...
Mar 16, 2026
