Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tunisian court sentences lawyer who opposes president to jail, imposes job ban
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian military appeal court on Friday sentenced Seifeddine Makhlouf, a lawyer and prominent opponent of President Kais Saied, to a year in jail and banned him fro...
Jun 17, 2022
Credit Suisse pays up to redeem A1 bond, sends 'message to the market'
LONDON (Reuters) - Scandal-hit lender Credit Suisse has opted to tap investors for a pricier dollar bond in order to repay a $1.5 billion capital-boosting issue, a measure investors say was necessary ...
Jun 17, 2022
U.S. State Department aware of reports American sentenced in Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department is aware of reports an American had been sentenced to prison in Russia and is monitoring the situation, a spokesperson said on Friday, a day after a Ru...
Jun 17, 2022
Gangs not implicated in Amazon murders, Brazil police say; indigenous group rejects that
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's federal police said Friday that the investigation into the murders of a British journalist and a Brazilian indigenous expert in the Amazon rainforest s...
Jun 17, 2022
'I couldn't be party to potential law-breaking' - Boris Johnson's former ethics adviser explains resignation
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's former ethics adviser said on Friday he resigned his post because he "could not be a party to advising on any potential law-breaking". In a le...
Jun 17, 2022
Global dirty money watchdog removes Malta from its grey list
VALLETTA (Reuters) - The world's money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog (FATF) said on Friday that Malta was no longer subject to its increased monitoring process, a decision welcomed by th...
Jun 17, 2022
U.S. agency ordered to reassess glyphosate's impact on health, environment
(Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was ordered by a federal appeals court on Friday to take a fresh look at whether glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup, post...
Jun 17, 2022
Storm Celia expected to dump heavy rain on El Salvador, Guatemala, southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Celia is expected to drop heavy rain on El Salvador, Guatemala and southern Mexico through Sunday, and could spark flash floods and mudslides, the U.S. National ...
Jun 17, 2022
Revlon borrows $375 million in bankruptcy to shore up supply chain
By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) -Revlon Inc received bankruptcy court approval to borrow $375 million on Friday, saying it would use the funds to shore up supply chain problems that would otherw...
Jun 17, 2022
Doping-Dark web poses risk for athletes looking for drugs
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - The dark web is a bazaar for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) but is not a market place currently frequented by elite athletes, concluded the World Anti-Doping Agency (W...
Jun 17, 2022
