Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Spain probes Iberdrola's use of reservoir water
By Isla Binnie MADRID (Reuters) - Spain is examining the use of reservoir water by power utility Iberdrola, an energy and environment ministry official said on Thursday, adding a recent rapid draw-dow...
Aug 19, 2021
Venezuela's Maduro taps new foreign minister in cabinet shakeup
CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday named the country's envoy to China as the new foreign minister in a cabinet shakeup that comes amid political negotiations https://ww...
Aug 19, 2021
Nigeria expects to lift Twitter ban by end of year, minister says
By Karin Strohecker and Libby George LONDON/LAGOS (Reuters) -Nigeria expects to lift its ban on Twitter before the end of the year, Information Minister Lai Mohammed told Reuters on Thursday, adding t...
Aug 19, 2021
Trucks rolling across Afghanistan border as trade resumes
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Commercial traffic across Afghanistan's border with Pakistan at the Spin Boldak/Chaman crossing picked up on Thursday, traders said, as the shock of the Taliban's lightnin...
Aug 19, 2021
Biden's promised review of pullout from Afghanistan not yet started - source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration has not yet begun a promised review of its handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, as officials focus on the more immediate issue of evacuatio...
Aug 19, 2021
U.S. lets states use federal pandemic funds to extend jobless aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. states can use federal pandemic-related funds passed this year to extend unemployment aid, President Joe Biden's administration said on Thursday, saying the Delta variant im...
Aug 19, 2021
SoftBank sells 11.4 million shares of DoorDash - source
(Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp sold 11.4 million shares of food delivery company DoorDash Inc, marketed via Goldman Sachs Group Inc, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. They were pric...
Aug 19, 2021
U.S. Senator Wicker of Mississippi tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Roger Wicker tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is experiencing mild symptoms, his office said in a statement. Wicker, the ranking member of th...
Aug 19, 2021
Microsoft to change pricing for Microsoft 365
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it will change the commercial pricing for Microsoft 365 services and it will go into effect in six months. (https://bit.ly/3k6RSg7) (Reporting by Tiyashi Da...
Aug 19, 2021
Electric vehicle battery startup Ample raises $140 million
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - Ample, a San Francisco-based developer of swappable electric vehicle (EV) batteries, has raised $140 million in a new funding round, the company said on Thursday. The compa...
Aug 19, 2021
