Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden's attorney general pick Garland to prioritize civil rights, combating domestic terror
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In 1995, Merrick Garland was tasked with supervising a sprawling U.S. Justice Department criminal investigation into the bombing of a federal office building i...
Feb 19, 2021
Poland entering third wave of COVID-19, health ministry says
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland is seeing the beginning of a third wave of coronavirus infections, a health ministry spokesman said on Friday, as the country posted a large week-on-week increase in daily ca...
Feb 19, 2021
Russian aviation agency cannot confirm Egypt flights to resume
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian civil aviation agency Rosaviatsia said on Friday it could not confirm that flights to Egypt's resort towns were set to resume in March, following comments made by its Egypti...
Feb 19, 2021
Taiwan reports eight Chinese fighters in its defence zone
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Defence Ministry said on Friday that eight Chinese fighter aircraft flew into the southwestern part of its air defence identification zone, in an uptick of tensions between...
Feb 19, 2021
Germany to set up vaccine task force to boost production
By Caroline Copley BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany wants to set up a special task force to help boost investment in vaccine production and build up reserve capacity for the next pandemic so it can become a...
Feb 19, 2021
U.N. rights office raises concerns about Dubai princess
ZURICH (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights watchdog said on Friday it has asked Dubai for more information about the status of Sheikha Latifa and proof that she is alive. The BBC's investigative news pr...
Feb 19, 2021
ECB faces tricky balancing act after pandemic debt surge
By Francesco Canepa, Frank Siebelt and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) - As the euro zone begins to emerge from the depths of a pandemic-induced recession, the European Central Bank is facing a dif...
Feb 19, 2021
Japan cuts economic outlook in Feb for first time in 10 months
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government cut its view on the overall economy in February for the first time since April last year as an extended state of emergency to curb coronavirus infections battered ...
Feb 19, 2021
Turkey hires U.S. lobbying firm to return to F-35 jet programme
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey has hired a Washington-based law firm to lobby for its readmission to the U.S. F-35 fighter jet programme after it was suspended over its purchase of Russian air defences, a ...
Feb 19, 2021
South Africa's economic rebound expected to trim budget deficits: Reuters poll
By Vuyani Ndaba JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's consolidated fiscal deficit is expected to narrow this year because of an economic rebound, although the long-term trend of higher debt remains ...
Feb 19, 2021
