Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. blacklists two Venezuelan officials over former Citgo executives' trial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a Venezuelan judge and a prosecutor over their roles in the trial of six former executives of U.S. refiner Citgo sentenced to ...
Dec 30, 2020
Russia to supply Bolivia with 2.6 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian sovereign RDIF fund and Bolivia have signed a deal on the supply of 2.6 million doses of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, RDIF said in a statement on Wednesday. It added t...
Dec 30, 2020
Swiss police probe 12 Brits suspected of fleeing ski resort quarantine
By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss police said on Wednesday they are investigating 12 cases in which British tourists ignored quarantine orders aimed at containing new COVID-19 virus variants aft...
Dec 30, 2020
No. 6 Wisconsin looks to knock off No. 21 Minnesota
No. 21 Minnesota (9-1, 2-1) vs. No. 6 Wisconsin (8-2, 2-1) Kohl Center, Madison, Wisconsin; Thursday, 3:30 p.m. BOTTOM LINE: No. 6 Wisconsin goes for its fifth straight win over ranked opponents again...
Dec 30, 2020
Dolphins LB Roberts out against Bills
The Miami Dolphins will be without linebacker Elandon Roberts on Sunday as they try to earn an NFL playoff berth. Coach Brian Flores said Tuesday that a knee injury that Roberts suffered in last weeke...
Dec 30, 2020
U.S. crude inventories fall more than expected in latest week - EIA
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crude inventories fell by 6.1 million barrels in the week ended Dec. 25 to 493.5 million barrels, compared with analysts' expectations in a Reuters poll for a 2.6 million-barrel d...
Dec 30, 2020
India says three militants killed in Kashmir, families contest allegiance
By Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Indian security forces said they killed three militants in Kashmir's main city, Srinagar, on Wednesday after a gun battle, but families of the dead men sai...
Dec 30, 2020
Perella Weinberg to go public via $975-million deal with Betsy Cohen's SPAC
(Reuters) - Boutique investment bank Perella Weinberg Partners on Wednesday agreed to go public through a merger with a blank-check firm, or a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), backed by ban...
Dec 30, 2020
UK imposes further English lockdowns as COVID variant spreads
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government said on Wednesday more areas of England would be placed under the strictest COVID-19 restrictions as a highly infectious variant of the virus is spreading acr...
Dec 30, 2020
Morocco arrests dissident, investigates alleged money laundering
RABAT (Reuters) - A Moroccan judge has ordered a prominent writer and rights activist to be held in custody pending an investigation into money-laundering allegations, in a case that media freedom act...
Dec 30, 2020
