Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Venezuelan ministers were informed of deal 'Citgo Six' were jailed for, documents show
By Luc Cohen (Reuters) - Six executives of U.S. refiner Citgo have been jailed in Caracas on graft charges since 2017, but court documents seen by Reuters show that top Venezuelan officials were made ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
Syria says Assad and wife are recovering from COVID-19
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al Assad and his wife Asma are recovering from COVID-19 and will soon resume their full duties after ending a period of isolation at home, the president's off...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
G7 agrees to boost IMF reserves by $650 billion to fund pandemic relief: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - G7 advanced economies have agreed to boost International Monetary Fund reserves by around $650 billion through a new allocation of the fund's special drawing rights, Japan's Kyodo ne...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
First batch of COVAX-supplied vaccines arrives for Palestinians
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday received its first batch of vaccines from the global COVAX sharing initiative, in a boost to inoculations in the occupied West Bank and Gaz...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
Tourism-starved Europe charts course for summer travel
By Gabriela Baczynska and Tanya Wood BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union will unveil on Wednesday plans to reopen summer travel with a new coronavirus pass intended to help revive the bloc'...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
Exclusive: U.S. safety regulators reviewed concerns over GM sensor
By Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. automotive safety regulators reviewed evidence related to an allegedly defective steering sensor that was used in roughly 778,000 older General Motors Co vehi...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
Special Report: Suit over deadly crash renews spotlight on GM safety practices
By Mike Spector and Benjamin Lesser NEW YORK (Reuters) - On a clear afternoon in November 2014, Glenda Marie Buchanan set off in her silver Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV from her home in rural Georgia. Se...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
Greece opens books on 30-year bond, sees 17 billion euros of demand
By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece got 17 billion euros of demand for its new 30-year bond issue, its first such sale in over a decade, as it continues its return to the markets after thr...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
EU envoys agree first China sanctions in three decades, diplomats say
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union agreed on Wednesday to blacklist Chinese officials for human rights abuses, two diplomats said, the first sanctions against Beijing since an EU ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
Amazon Prime Video to produce its first Bollywood film in India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Amazon.com's Prime Video will co-produce a Bollywood film, it said on Friday, marking the streaming giant's foray into film production in India. The south Asian nation is one of ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 17, 2021
