Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tunisian president resists parliament's bid to create constitutional court
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's president said on Tuesday that he opposed parliament's attempt to set up a constitutional court, which he said was merely a bid to settle scores. A smooth transition from a...
Apr 06, 2021
Suez Canal may expand southern channel, chairman says
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Patrick Werr ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - The Suez Canal Authority is considering expanding the southern section of the waterway where the container ship Ever Given became strande...
Apr 06, 2021
Vaccine passports must be proportionate, legal, EU privacy watchdogs say
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Plans by European Union countries to issue certificates showing that citizens have been vaccinated against COVID-19 should have a legal basis to ensure that they a...
Apr 06, 2021
IMF raises its growth forecast for UK economy after 2020 crash
LONDON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for British economic growth, which is set to outpace the euro zone this year after its slump in 2020 but is unlikely to regain it...
Apr 06, 2021
Tanzania's new president lifts media ban
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tanzania's new President Samia Suluhu Hassan said on Tuesday she would lift a ban on all media in the country, a radical shift from a press crackdown implemented by her late predec...
Apr 06, 2021
Biden to speed up eligibility for vaccine as U.S. hits milestone
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will announce on Tuesday that the U.S. delivered 150 million vaccines since he took office and move up by nearly two weeks a deadline to ...
Apr 06, 2021
Egypt says dam talks with Ethiopia and Sudan made no progress
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the latest round of talks on the Ethiopian Renaissance dam with Ethiopia and Sudan in Kinshasa over April 4-5 made no progress. Delegati...
Apr 06, 2021
Norwegian Cruise to start Caribbean, Greek Isles trips in July
(Reuters) - Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd said on Tuesday it would begin sailing outside the United States from the Caribbean and Greek Isles in July, restarting trips after a year-long hiatus br...
Apr 06, 2021
Fast food struggles to hire as demand soars, U.S. economy roars
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Taco Bell wants to hire at least 5,000 employees in one day, it said on Tuesday, and is adding benefits for some general managers to sweeten the pot as restaurants ...
Apr 06, 2021
United Airlines prepares to shake up white, male-dominated pilot population
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines said on Tuesday it wants women and people of color to make up at least half of the 5,000 pilots it plans to train this decade at its new flight sc...
Apr 06, 2021
