Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Saudi Arabia to take action to protect oil facilities, foreign minister says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will take action to deter attacks on its oil facilities, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, following an attack on the heart of the industry this week by Yemen's Ir...
Mar 10, 2021
Hilton Grand Vacations to buy Diamond Resorts International for about $1.4 billion
(Reuters) - Hilton Grand Vacations Inc said on Wednesday it would buy Diamond Resorts International Inc from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management Inc, Reverence Capital Partners and...
Mar 10, 2021
Netanyahu to visit UAE Thursday in run-up to Israeli election - Israeli media
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, Israeli media reported on Wednesday, in an opportunity to showcase new Gulf ties before a close...
Mar 10, 2021
EU's Sefcovic to brief U.S. lawmakers on Northern Ireland's Brexit puzzle
DUBLIN (Reuters) - EU Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic and Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney will brief the U.S. Congress' influential Irish-American caucus on Wednesday on difficulties imp...
Mar 10, 2021
Spain's first lockdown brings worst baby bust on record, mirroring Europe trend
MADRID (Reuters) - The coronavirus lockdown has led to a plunge in the number of monthly births in Spain to the lowest recorded level ever, preliminary statistics showed on Wednesday, matching similar...
Mar 10, 2021
UK wants to cut air passenger duty on domestic flights
By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) - Britain wants to cut air passenger duty on domestic flights to boost internal links and will launch a consultation this spring, giving a glimmer of hope to the strick...
Mar 10, 2021
Britain defends Northern Ireland trade action, says it was lawful
LONDON (Reuters) - Northern Ireland minister, Brandon Lewis, defended on Wednesday Britain's move to unilaterally extend measures to smooth trade with the British province, repeating that the action w...
Mar 10, 2021
One killed as police clash with students protesting over fees at S.Africa's Wits university
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - One person was killed on Wednesday after police fired rubber bullets to disperse a group of protesters at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in Johannesburg, police an...
Mar 10, 2021
Italian life expectancy fell by almost a year in 2020 due to pandemic: ISTAT
ROME (Reuters) - Life expectancy in Italy fell by almost a year in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, national statistics agency ISTAT said on Wednesday. Nationwide, life expectancy at birth was 82.3 ...
Mar 10, 2021
Graphic: Commodity price surge leaves emerging currencies adrift
By Karin Strohecker and Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) - Talk of a commodities "super cycle" and gains in prices from iron to copper have brightened the outlook for resource-linked currencies, but...
Mar 10, 2021
