Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ex-NSA contractor Winner who pleaded guilty to leaks released from prison
By Mark Hosenball and Rich McKay (Reuters) -A former contractor for the ultra-secret U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) who was jailed for leaking secrets about Russian hacking to a website has been ...
Jun 14, 2021
JPMorgan stockpiling cash, waiting for interest rates to rise -CEO
NEW YORK (Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said on Monday the bank is holding around $500 billion in cash, putting it in a position to benefit from higher interest rates. "We'...
Jun 14, 2021
EDF examines gases build-up at Chinese nuclear plant
SINGAPORE/PARIS (Reuters) - French power group EDF has begun examination of a potential issue linked to a build up of inert gases at its nuclear power station in China, though the company and its Chin...
Jun 14, 2021
UK study finds vaccines offer high protection against hospitalisation from Delta variant
LONDON (Reuters) - COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and AstraZeneca offer high protection of more than 90% against hospitalisation from the Delta coronavirus variant, a new analysis by Public Health E...
Jun 14, 2021
Catalan leader plays down potential pardons for separatists, seeks referendum
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - A pardon for jailed Catalan separatist leaders would be a welcome "first step", but the path to resolving the region's political conflict with Madrid lies through ta...
Jun 14, 2021
Czech government sends draft agreement on Polish Turow mine to Warsaw
PRAGUE (Reuters) -The Czech government has sent Warsaw a draft proposal on ending a dispute over an open-pit coal mine in Poland near the Czech border and plans to start negotiating on the matter this...
Jun 14, 2021
Navalny ally ends bid for parliament after 'extremism' ruling
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - An ally of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Monday she was halting her run for a seat in Russia's parliament because of a law barring members of organisat...
Jun 14, 2021
Hungarians protest against PM Orban's LGBTQ rights crackdown
By Marton Dunai BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Thousands of Hungarians protested outside Parliament in Budapest on Monday against legislation that would ban discussions of homosexuality or gender change in scho...
Jun 14, 2021
Macron says Turkey's Erdogan wants foreign mercenaries out of Libya
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said he had received assurances from Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan that he wanted foreign mercenaries to leave Libyan territory as soon...
Jun 14, 2021
NBCUniversal CEO says company had ‘strongest upfront in history of NBCUniversal’
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - Comcast-owned NBCUniversal Chief Executive Officer Jeff Shell on Monday said he was "pretty optimistic about both ratings and economics" for the NBC-broadcast Tokyo Olympic...
Jun 14, 2021
