Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain to hold yearly auctions for new renewable projects from 2023
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will hold yearly auctions to support new renewable projects from 2023, the government said on Wednesday, as it seeks to boost low carbon power production to meet its climate...
Thomson Reuters Feb 09, 2022
Motor racing - Briton Norris to race for McLaren until 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - Lando Norris will remain a McLaren Formula One driver until at least the end of 2025 after committing to a new four-year deal, the Woking-based former champions said on Wednesday. T...
Thomson Reuters Feb 09, 2022
Radio journalist attacked in Guinea-Bissau after failed coup
By Alberto Dabo BISSAU (Reuters) - A journalist in Guinea-Bissau was attacked at home by men with AK-47 rifles on Tuesday night, a day after the radio station where he works was ransacked, said a witn...
Thomson Reuters Feb 09, 2022
Ukraine sees chance for diplomacy but seeks sanctions against Russia
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine believes there is still a chance of resolving the West's standoff with Russia kuleba through diplomacy but that there are already grounds to impose sanctions on Moscow, Foreig...
Thomson Reuters Feb 09, 2022
Back in school at 98, Kenyan woman sets example for next generation
By Monicah Njeri NANDI, Kenya (Reuters) - In a stone classroom in rural Kenya's Rift Valley, Priscilla Sitienei, who turns 99 on Friday, takes notes alongside fellow pupils who are all more than eight...
Thomson Reuters Feb 09, 2022
Factbox-From sleaze scandal to lockdown parties: trying times for UK PM Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's leadership credentials have been badly tarnished by controversies and missteps in recent months, leading to calls from some of his own lawmake...
Thomson Reuters Feb 09, 2022
Olympics-Snowboarding-After 16 years, Jacobellis finds golden redemption
By Mari Saito ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - American Lindsey Jacobellis, who on Wednesday won her country's first gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, never stopped fighting even after being dogged fo...
Thomson Reuters Feb 09, 2022
Exclusive - Treasury wants to stir up U.S. alcohol market to help smaller players
By Andrea Shalal and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday flagged concerns about consolidation in the $250 billion annual U.S. alcohol market and outlined refor...
Thomson Reuters Feb 09, 2022
Olympics-Speed skating-Dutchwoman Schouten seeks second gold, in women's 5,000 metres
By Sakura Murakami BEIJING (Reuters) - Dutchwoman Irene Schouten is seeking to earn another speed skating gold, this time in the women's 5,000 metres on Thursday, as the Dutch team maintains its medal...
Thomson Reuters Feb 09, 2022
Lebanon's Maronite Patriarch calls for timely elections, cooperation with IMF
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's top Christian cleric, Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, said on Wednesday that the country should cooperate with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on economic reforms and that p...
Thomson Reuters Feb 09, 2022
