Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Northern Irish loyalists demand changes to Brexit border arrangements, call for end to street violence
By Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) -Pro-British loyalist militants in Northern Ireland said on Friday there had been a "spectacular collective failure" to understand their fears and anger over Brexi...
Apr 09, 2021
Biden admin's methane emission curbs to exceed Obama's: EPA chief
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration's curbs on methane from the U.S. oil and gas industry will be more ambitious than those imposed by former President Barack Obama an...
Apr 09, 2021
Yemen's Houthis say they carried out drone attack on Saudi airport, no confirmation
DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi movement said on Friday it had fired an explosive-laden drone at a "sensitive site" at Abha airport in southern Saudi Arabia and hit the target. There was no immediate...
Apr 09, 2021
IMF, World Bank urged to aid middle-income country debt distress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund and World Bank should do more to help address the growing debt challenges of middle-income countries and identify the "root causes of excessive a...
Apr 09, 2021
German plant aims to make up to 10 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine monthly by year-end
By Polina Nikolskaya and Polina Ivanova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian pharmaceutical firm R-Pharm expects to produce up to 8-10 million doses monthly of the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 at its plan...
Apr 09, 2021
Brazilian president attacks Supreme Court justice for COVID response probe
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday attacked Supreme Court Justice Luis Roberto Barroso after the judge ordered Congress to begin a probe of the federal government's res...
Apr 09, 2021
Fed's Kaplan says 'will advocate' for QE taper once pandemic over
(Reuters) - Citing his concerns about excess risk-taking in financial markets and potential inflation, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan said Friday he will push for reducing the Fed...
Apr 09, 2021
Attack on blogger drives Uzbek gay community underground
By Mariya Gordeyeva ALMATY (Reuters) - Members of Uzbekistan's LGBT community say they have been driven underground in fear of a violent backlash after a blogger and some of his supporters were attack...
Apr 09, 2021
Putin accuses Ukraine of 'dangerous provocative actions' in call with Erdogan
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Ukraine of "dangerous provocative actions" in its eastern Donbass region in a phone call with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the Kremlin ...
Apr 09, 2021
EU seeks new contract with Pfizer for up to 1.8 billion vaccines from 2022: EU source
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission is seeking EU governments' approval to launch talks with Pfizer and BioNTech for the purchase of up to 1.8 billion doses of their COVID-19 vaccines to be d...
Apr 09, 2021
