Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rebel priests defy Vatican, vow to bless same-sex couples
VIENNA (Reuters) - A dissident band of Roman Catholic priests leading a disobedience campaign against the Vatican said on Tuesday they would carry on blessing same-sex couples in defiance of Church or...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2021
Euro zone bank not watching souring credit well enough: ECB
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone banks need to do a better job in recognizing soured loans as their current ways of identifying troubled credit may be ineffective, European Central Bank supervisory chi...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2021
Actor Yaphet Kotto, known for 'Alien' and as a Bond villain, dies at 81
(Reuters) - Yaphet Kotto, an American actor known for his roles in movies including "Alien" and "Midnight Run" and as a villain in the James Bond film "Live and Let Die," has died at age 81. Kotto's d...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2021
Russian junior player dies after being struck in the head by puck
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian junior ice hockey player died on Tuesday after being struck in the head by a puck during a game last week, Russia's Junior Hockey League (MHL) said. Timur Faizutdinov, a d...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2021
Winter storms hammer U.S. manufacturing production
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Output at U.S. factories plunged in February, depressed by winter storms in Texas, which put some petroleum refineries, petrochemical facilities and plastic resin plants out of ...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2021
Germany detains former Gambian elite guard suspected of war crimes
BERLIN (Reuters) - German police detained a Gambian man on Tuesday suspected of participating in crimes against humanity, including the killing of a journalist, as a driver in the elite guard of forme...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2021
Oil demand drag takes toll on tankers, U.S. refiners
By Jonathan Saul and Laura Sanicola LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. refiners are scaling back on hiring ships for longer periods to save on costs in another sign of uncertainty over when global oil d...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2021
Sweden reports 12,762 new COVID-19 cases, 26 deaths since Friday
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden, which has shunned lockdowns throughout the pandemic, has registered 12,762 new coronavirus cases since Friday, health agency statistics showed on Tuesday. The figure comp...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2021
European Medicines Agency: Benefits of AstraZeneca vaccine continue to outweigh the risks
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Europe's medicines watchdog on Tuesday said the benefits of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine continue to outweigh the risks after several countries halted its use due to concerns a...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2021
Chinese state banks seen using FX swaps to absorb dollars, sources say
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - At least one major state-owned Chinese bank is conducting large currency swaps in mainland markets, possibly as part of efforts to cap the yuan, as domestic banks deal with a heav...
Thomson Reuters Mar 16, 2021
