Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU states back personal data flows with ex-member Britain
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union member states have agreed that British standards for the protection of personal data are sufficently high that such information can continue to flow between the EU ...
Jun 17, 2021
Motor racing-Bottas denies anything decided about his Mercedes future
(Reuters) - Valtteri Bottas recognised on Thursday that speculation was mounting about his Formula One future with Mercedes but denied anything had been decided. The Finn has not scored a point from t...
Jun 17, 2021
Spanish mortality rate hit record high in 2020, births sharply down - data
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's mortality rate hit its highest level last year since the current series of statistics began in the mid-1970s while the number of births fell sharply due to the impact of the...
Jun 17, 2021
Militant groups could pose threat to U.S. in two years from Afghanistan -Pentagon leaders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. military leaders said on Thursday that international militant groups like al Qaeda could pose a threat from Afghanistan to the U.S. homeland and American allies in two y...
Jun 17, 2021
UN adopts ban on heavy fuel oil use by ships in Arctic
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Nations shipping agency on Thursday adopted a ban on the use of heavy fuel oil in the Arctic region while green groups said the regulations contained loopholes which will...
Jun 17, 2021
Aspiring Rohingya photographers document life in Bangladesh refugee camps
By Rafiqur Rahman COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - A group of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh are learning the art of photography at a local media school to help them document conditions in the spr...
Jun 17, 2021
SEC probing former chair of auditing industry regulator - WSJ
(Reuters) -The U.S. markets regulator is investigating whether the recently ousted head of its accounting watchdog violated any rules in his handling of internal complaints, the Wall Street Journal re...
Jun 17, 2021
Ukraine PM says Estonia to provide 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said on Thursday that Estonia would allocate 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Ukraine. "We appreciate the support of our partners," Shmygal wro...
Jun 17, 2021
U.S. House backs repeal of 2002 war authorization in bid to end 'forever wars'
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday backed the repeal of the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force that allowed the war in Iraq, as lawm...
Jun 17, 2021
Audi sets 2026 end date for combustion engine cars - Sueddeutsche Zeitung
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen's Audi unit will stop introducing cars based on petrol and diesel engines from 2026, Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Thursday, citing comments made by Audi CEO Markus...
Jun 17, 2021
