Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Battery recycler Li-Cycle nears SPAC deal to go public - sources
By Joshua Franklin (Reuters) - Li-Cycle Corp, a recycler of lithium-ion batteries, is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with blank-check acquisition company Peridot Acquisition Corp at a va...
Feb 15, 2021
Slovenian centre-right government survives no-confidence vote
ZAGREB (Reuters) - The Slovenian centre-right government of Prime Minister Janez Jansa survived a no-confidence vote on Monday as 40 deputies in the 90-seat parliament, six short of a majority, suppor...
Feb 15, 2021
Trapped alone in a British quarantine hotel for a 69th birthday
By Guy Faulconbridge and Hannah McKay LONDON (Reuters) - Zari Tadayon, who flew into Britain on Monday from Dubai, will have to spend her 69th birthday alone in a Radisson Blu hotel room in COVID-19 q...
Feb 15, 2021
Tennis: Murray accepts Montpellier wildcard as he steps up return
(Reuters) - Former world number one Andy Murray will make his return to the ATP Tour at this month's Open Sud de France in Montpellier after receiving a wildcard, organisers said on Monday. The three-...
Feb 15, 2021
Netanyahu acknowledges differences with Biden, but confident he'll call
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday acknowledged differences with U.S. President Joe Biden over Iranian and Palestinian issues, but said they enjoy a "very strong...
Feb 15, 2021
European Council President welcomes support of UK PM to work on pandemic treaty
(Reuters) - European Council President Charles Michel said late on Monday that he welcomed the support of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to work together on a pandemic treaty. "I welcome the support ...
Feb 15, 2021
U.S. lawmakers will set up commission to probe Jan. 6 attack on Capitol: Pelosi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Monday lawmakers will establish an outside, independent commission to review the "facts and causes" related to the deadly Jan. 6 attack o...
Feb 15, 2021
Palestinians accuse Israel of preventing COVID-19 vaccine transfer to Gaza
By Rami Ayyub and Nidal al-Mughrabi TEL AVIV/GAZA (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority (PA) accused Israel on Monday of holding up the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines into Gaza, where Palestinians have...
Feb 15, 2021
AstraZeneca, Czechs discuss extra vaccine, but sticking to EU deal
PRAGUE (Reuters) - AstraZeneca has asked the Czech authorities about possible demand for more vaccine later this year, but any supplies would have to comply with European Union agreements, the company...
Feb 15, 2021
Cameroon detains eight soldiers after torture video emerge
DAKAR (Reuters) - Cameroon has detained eight soldiers after a video emerged over the weekend showing them in uniform torturing a victim with a machete until he fell unconscious, the Central African n...
Feb 15, 2021
