Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU countries at odds on migrant returns as Afghan conflict grows
By Karolina Tagaris and Toby Sterling ATHENS/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The European Union is no position to deal with a repeat of the 2015 migration crisis and must try to keep people from fleeing conflic...
Aug 11, 2021
Explainer: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's legal woes far from over
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - Here is an overview of the civil lawsuits and criminal investigations likely to face New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for months to come as he returns to private life following ...
Aug 11, 2021
Cheap money pushes U.S. investors from distressed debt to rescue financings
(Corrects Mark Jenkins quote in 7th paragraph) By Chibuike Oguh and Patturaja Murugaboopathy (Reuters) - The abundance of cheap corporate debt is pushing investors who typically buy the debt of U.S. c...
Aug 11, 2021
Rivian considers $5 billion EV plant in Texas, document shows
By Tina Bellon AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc backed electric vehicle (EV) company Rivian is in discussions to invest at least $5 billion in a new vehicle plant near Fort Worth, Texas, a cit...
Aug 11, 2021
U.S. road travel rose 14.5% in June as motorists near pre-pandemic driving
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. motorists drove 14.5% more miles in June over COVID-19 pandemic levels in 2020 as more Americans return to offices and resume trips. The Federal Highway Administration said...
Aug 11, 2021
Latvia starts pushing back migrants at tense Belarus border
By Gabriela Baczynska ROBEZNIEKI, Latvia (Reuters) - Latvian border guards turned back dozens of migrants into Belarus overnight under a new state of emergency designed to stem a flow of arrivals the ...
Aug 11, 2021
COVID-19 deaths on the rise in Central America- PAHO
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Deaths related to COVID-19 are on the rise in nearly every country in Central America, including a 30% increase in El Salvador, the head of the U.N.-affiliated Pan American Hea...
Aug 11, 2021
Russian, U.S. defence ministers discuss strategic stability - Tass
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin discussed strategic stability consultations as well as global and regional security issues by phone, Rus...
Aug 11, 2021
Hochul delivers first remarks as Cuomo's designated successor as New York governor
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday will address New Yorkers for the first time since becoming Governor Andrew Cuomo's designated successor, taking a first step to movin...
Aug 11, 2021
Texas governor's ban on mask mandates dealt second legal blow
By Lisa Shumaker and Peter Szekely (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott's statewide ban on mask mandates has hit its second legal setback, as a judge in Dallas County temporarily blocked it from bei...
Aug 11, 2021
