Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lebanon's Geagea says he was not informed of court request to hear statement over Beirut violence -local television
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The leader of Lebanon's Christian Lebanese Forces (LF) party Samir Geagea told local MTV television on Thursday he was not informed of any request to hear his statement over last we...
Oct 21, 2021
Syria executes 24 people over deadly forest fires
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Syria executed 24 people it said had set fires that swept swathes of forests mainly in the coastal province of Latakia, the ancestral home of Syrian President ...
Oct 21, 2021
Rocket failure delays U.S. hypersonic weapon test, sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon's hypersonic weapon programs suffered a setback after a booster rocket carrying a hypersonic weapon failed to lift off, people briefed on the test result said. (Rep...
Oct 21, 2021
Caixabank considers selling 9.92% stake in Erste Group valued at $1.92 billion
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Caixabank said on Thursday it was considering selling its entire 9.92% stake in the Austrian lender Erste Group Bank. The stake has current a market value of around 1.65 bil...
Oct 21, 2021
Toyota exec: Not everyone should drive a battery electric vehicle
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) -Many people are passionate about climate change, but not everybody should drive a battery electric vehicle as a means to combat climate change, Toyota Motor Corp Chief Scien...
Oct 21, 2021
Republicans assail U.S. effort to protect school boards from violent threats a 'snitch line'
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in Congress blasted a U.S. Justice Department initiative to protect local school board officials from threats of violence by people angry at anti-r...
Oct 21, 2021
Union Pacific says 24/7 California port operations no quick fix
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Union Pacific Corp - one of two major railroads that haul cargo inland from the backed-up Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports - handled just a few dozen more ...
Oct 21, 2021
Brazil to grant fuel relief to 750,000 truckers, Bolsonaro says
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that his government has decided to grant about 750,000 truckers fuel relief to offset price rises, a few hours after ...
Oct 21, 2021
Factbox-How Fed policymaker investments stack up against each other
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday banned individual stock purchases by top officials at the central bank and unveiled a broad set of other restrictions on their investing activities rou...
Oct 21, 2021
Explainer-What is Trump's new venture and what are its odds of success?
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced his return to the digital world with the planned launch of his own social media app as he promises to "stand up to Big Tech...
Oct 21, 2021
