Author Archives: Syndicated Content
White House considering proposal to tax oil and gas windfall profits, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is looking at and considering a U.S. congressional proposal to tax oil and gas windfall profits, Bharat Ramamurti, deputy director of the National Economic Counc...
Jun 02, 2022
Russia is ready to guarantee safety of vessels carrying grain from Ukraine - Interfax
(Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Thursday that vessels carrying grain can leave Ukraine's ports in the Black Sea via "humanitarian corridors" and Russia is ready to guarantee their safety...
Jun 02, 2022
Some Russians wish 'Granny Liz' well amid queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia may be deeply at odds with Britain over the invasion of Ukraine but that didn't stop some Russians in Moscow praising Queen Elizabeth as her Platinum Jubilee celebrations beg...
Jun 02, 2022
Swedish PM threatens to resign if justice minister is ousted in no-confidence vote
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's prime minister threatened to step down if the opposition ousted the justice minister after the centre-right opposition earlier on Thursday threatened to do so in a vote ...
Jun 02, 2022
Amazon not liable for online Louboutin knock-offs, EU court adviser says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. online retailer Amazon is not liable for the sale of counterfeit Louboutin shoes on its platform, an adviser to Europe's top court said on Thursday, a potenti...
Jun 02, 2022
New York Fed's Logan: Digital innovation could require change in central bank methods
By Howard Schneider NEW YORK (Reuters) - Innovations in digital payments and the potential adoption of a central bank digital currency could force central banks to overhaul how they conduct monetary p...
Jun 02, 2022
Poland not at end of road on rule of law, says EU's von der Leyen
By Marek Strzelecki WARSAW (Reuters) -More work needs to be done on the rule of law in Poland, the European Commission president said on Thursday during a visit to Warsaw after Brussels approved billi...
Jun 02, 2022
Concern grows that human medical waste implicated in virus spillovers
By Natalie Grover and Mrinalika Roy LONDON (Reuters) - There is some concern among health experts that monkeypox and other infectious diseases could be transmitted to animals via human medical waste a...
Jun 02, 2022
U.S. insurance safety group says 2022 Jeep Wrangler tipped over in crash test
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) said on Thursday a 2022 Jeep Wrangler 4-door model tipped over in a crash test, an issue that could pose sa...
Jun 02, 2022
France's Macron defends choice of Black minister amid 'woke' debate
MARSEILLE (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday defended his choice of education minister, a Black academic whose appointment has triggered debate over "wokeism" and racism in Franc...
Jun 02, 2022
