Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China appoints new special envoy for turbulent Horn of Africa region
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has appointed senior diplomat Xue Bing as its new special envoy for the Horn of Africa, a region that is currently troubled by conflict including in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Som...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2022
Exclusive-Ukraine central bank eyes new IMF talks in April to soothe markets over Russia
By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine wants to launch talks with the International Monetary Fund on a new programme in April to reassure markets that have been rattled by tensions with Russia, Ce...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2022
The Vikings are back: 'Valhalla' series brings more adventures to screen
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - The new show "Vikings: Valhalla", which premieres on Netflix on Friday, pairs history with drama to narrate Viking adventures from more than 1,000 years ag...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2022
Scottish fossil of flying reptile leaves scientists 'gobsmacked'
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - A fossil jawbone peeking out from a limestone seashore on Scotland's Isle of Skye led scientists to discover the skeleton of a pterosaur that showed that these remarkable fl...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2022
Ugandans would face fines, jail for refusing COVID jab under new law
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda plans to impose fines on people who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and those who fail to pay could be sent to prison under a new public health law which lawmakers ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2022
EDF fined 300 million euros for dominant position abuse in France
PARIS (Reuters) - France's competition watchdog fined EDF and its subsidiaries 300 million euros ($339.78 million) over the abuse of its dominant position between 2004 and 2021, the competition author...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2022
Zambia firm starts producing fuel from used tyres, plastic
By Chris Mfula LUSAKA (Reuters) - The used tyres and plastic containers that litter the back streets of cities and towns in Zambia might be an eyesore, but for one company they are also an opportunity...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2022
Biden set to tout U.S. progress on critical minerals production
By Jeff Mason and Ernest Scheyder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday plans to tout progress by government and private industry to boost American production of minerals used to ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2022
Bosch to invest additional 250 million euros in chip production capacity
BERLIN (Reuters) - Bosch is investing an additional 250 million euros ($282.50 million) in extending chip production facilities at its Reutlingen plant in Germany, the company said on Tuesday. The Reu...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2022
Minnesota jury to hear closing arguments in George Floyd arrest trial
By Jonathan Allen ST. PAUL, Minn. (Reuters) - A jury was due to hear closing arguments on Tuesday in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating the civil righ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 22, 2022
