Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Minnesota ex-officer resentenced to 57 months in prison for Australian woman's shooting death
(Reuters) -A Minnesota judge on Thursday sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor to 57 months in prison, the maximum penalty possible, for fatally shooting an Australian woman after s...
Oct 21, 2021
Hospitalised Czech president shown in video as his office counters critics
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Aides to Czech President Milos Zeman on Thursday showed a video of him signing a decree to convene a new parliament while in hospital a week ago, seeking to defend their handling of...
Oct 21, 2021
Poland backs sanctions on airlines transporting migrants to Belarus
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland supports imposing sanctions on airlines transporting migrants hoping to enter the European Union to Belarus, the interior minister said in a letter to his German counterpart ...
Oct 21, 2021
U.S. holds three tests to advance hypersonic weapon programs, Pentagon says
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Navy and Army tested hypersonic weapon component prototypes on Wednesday that will inform development of new weapons, the Pentagon said, calling the three ...
Oct 21, 2021
Few options for G7 trade chiefs to alleviate supply pinch
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Trade chiefs from the developed world's economic powerhouses gathering on Friday have few options at hand for a rapid fix to the supply chain woes driving up inf...
Oct 21, 2021
Analysis-Weidmann's departure may set the scene for new ECB conflicts
By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Jens Weidmann's departure from the European Central Bank is the most tangible sign yet that ECB President Christine Lagarde's efforts to wi...
Oct 21, 2021
D.C. jail under civil rights review, Attorney General says
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday said the Justice Department is reviewing conditions at the local jail in Washington, D.C., after a federal ju...
Oct 21, 2021
Indoor life as winter sets in is driving COVID rise in Europe - WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - More social mixing indoors after the lifting of restrictions just as winter sets in is driving a rise in COVID-19 infections in many countries across Europe, the World Health Organi...
Oct 21, 2021
U.S. consumer watchdog orders tech giants turn over information on payment systems
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Thursday said it has issued a series of orders to tech giants to turn over information on their payment system plans in an eff...
Oct 21, 2021
German parties aim to make Scholz chancellor by early December
BERLIN (Reuters) - The three German parties working to form a new coalition government aim to wrap up their talks by the end of November and elect Social Democrat Olaf Scholz chancellor in the week of...
Oct 21, 2021
