Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russian parliament backs tougher penalties for "crimes against the state"
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's parliament backed a bill on Tuesday providing for jail terms of up to eight years on those found to cooperate in secret with international organisations, part of a package ...
Jul 05, 2022
Russian lawmakers approve restrictions on personal data transfers
(This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a bill that would place restr...
Jul 05, 2022
Two U.N. peacekeepers killed, 5 wounded in northern Mali attack - U.N
DAKAR (Reuters) -Two United Nations peacekeepers were killed and five severely wounded by an improvised explosive device in northern Mali on Tuesday, the U.N. peacekeeping mission said. The incident t...
Jul 05, 2022
Italy daily coronavirus cases exceed 100,000 for first time since Feb. - health ministry
ROME (Reuters) - Italy reported 132,274 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, health ministry official figures showed, surpassing 100,000 for the first time since Feb. 8. Italy, whose death tally since the begin...
Jul 05, 2022
Arbitrary detention widespread in Russian-held parts of Ukraine - UN rights chief
By Wendell Roelf and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Arbitrary detention of civilians has become "widespread" in parts of Ukraine held by Russia's military and affiliated armed groups, with 270 cases do...
Jul 05, 2022
Korea's Posco to invest $136 million in Mexican plant by 2030, Mexico says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - South Korean steelmaker Posco will by 2030 invest $136 million in a plant in the Mexican town of Ramos Arizpe in the northern border state of Coahuila, Mexico's foreign ministr...
Jul 05, 2022
Factbox-Airline SAS files for U.S. bankruptcy protection
(Reuters) - Scandinavian airline SAS has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States to help cut debt, after wage talks with its pilots collapsed, triggering a strike that adds to travel chao...
Jul 05, 2022
Turkey should 'play by the rules': Greek defence minister
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece is open to engagement with Turkey, but Ankara should start 'playing by the rules', Greece's defence minister said on Tuesday. "We would like to be able to engage with Turkey ...
Jul 05, 2022
Alberta govt to intervene in antitrust review of Rogers, Shaw deal
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's Alberta province will intervene in competition tribunal proceedings of a proposed C$20 billion ($15.33 billion) merger between Rogers Communications Inc and Shaw Communicat...
Jul 05, 2022
Congo administrator orders China's CMOC to stop exports from Tenke cobalt mine
By Aaron Ross (Reuters) - A temporary administrator appointed by a Congolese court to run the world's second-largest cobalt mine ordered majority Chinese owner CMOC to suspend marketing and export of ...
Jul 05, 2022
