Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bolivia's detained former president Anez taken to hospital
By Danny Ramos and Monica Machicao LA PAZ/SANTA CRUZ (Reuters) - Bolivian former president Jeanine Anez was taken to hospital on Wednesday from the prison where she is on remand after becoming ill, pr...
Mar 17, 2021
U.N. rights chief agrees to Ethiopia request for joint Tigray inquiry
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has agreed to an Ethiopian request for a joint investigation in the country's northern Tigray region, where...
Mar 17, 2021
For Asian-Americans, Atlanta shooting sows fresh fear after a year of mounting discrimination
By Rich McKay and Gabriella Borter ATLANTA (Reuters) - Before the COVID-19 pandemic began last year, Kyung Cho noticed people sometimes gave him odd looks or asked if he spoke English. These days, Cho...
Mar 17, 2021
Japanese firms want BOJ to keep bond yields, ETF purchases steady - Reuters poll
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Two thirds of Japanese firms expect the Bank of Japan to curb rises in long-term interest rates and keep them steady, a Reuters poll found, ahead of the central ...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. House passes bill awarding Congressional Gold Medals to law enforcement
By Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill awarding Congressional Gold Medals to police officers who responded to the deadly Jan. 6 assault on ...
Mar 17, 2021
Fed's Powell: U.S. leading global recovery, could help lift laggards like Europe
By Dan Burns (Reuters) - The U.S. economy appears set to leave other developed markets in the dust this year with the largest annual growth spurt in decades, new Federal Reserve forecasts indicate, bu...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. judge orders Macau billionaire's early prison release
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered billionaire Macau real estate developer Ng Lap Seng's early release from prison, rejecting prosecutors' argument that Ng's re...
Mar 17, 2021
Biden administration crafting plan to reset U.S. ties with Palestinians: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is crafting a plan aimed at resetting U.S. ties with the Palestinians that all but collapsed under former President Donald Trump, according to an intern...
Mar 17, 2021
Goldman-backed ThredUp looks to raise up to $168 million through U.S. IPO
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs-backed ThredUp Inc is looking to raise up to $168 million through a U.S. initial public offering, a regulatory filing by the online resale clothing firm showed on Wednesday. ...
Mar 17, 2021
Britney Spears bids again to permanently get dad out of her personal affairs
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lawyers for Britney Spears will again ask a Los Angeles court next month to make official the replacement of her father as her conservator in a long-running battle over control...
Mar 17, 2021
