Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU court backs broader definition of tools used to rig vehicle emissions tests
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Technologies used by Volkswagen to rig vehicle emissions tests should be considered illegal, the European Union's highest court ruled on Thursday, even if they contribute to preve...
Dec 17, 2020
Gulf Arab summit to be held on Jan. 5, says Kuwait minister
KUWAIT (Reuters) - An annual Gulf Arab summit, usually held in December, will be hosted by Saudi Arabia on Jan. 5, Kuwait's foreign minister said on Thursday in remarks published on the ministry websi...
Dec 17, 2020
EU does not expect UK trade deal by Friday - sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Two European Union diplomats and an official with the bloc said on Thursday they did not expect a new trade deal with Britain to come together by Friday, saying negotiators were s...
Dec 17, 2020
Trying to bridge gaps but no post-Brexit trade deal most likely, says UK PM's spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) - British negotiators are still trying to bridge gaps in trade talks with the European Union but ending a transition period without such an agreement remains the most likely outcome, ...
Dec 17, 2020
Top U.S. general meets Taliban in Qatar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. general met Taliban representatives this week in Qatar and urged them to reduce the level of violence and increase progress towards a political solution, the U.S. m...
Dec 17, 2020
For Bosnia, historic Mostar is a test for change
By Daria Sito-Sucic MOSTAR, Bosnia (Reuters) - The historic Bosnian town of Mostar, a gem of 15th century Ottoman architecture, has not held an election since 2008. On Sunday it has a chance to shake ...
Dec 17, 2020
Retired medics, armies enlisted for Europe's vaccine push
By Kirsti Knolle and Emilio Parodi (Reuters) - Student medics, retired doctors, pharmacists and soldiers are being drafted into a European COVID-19 vaccination campaign of unprecedented scale, beginni...
Dec 17, 2020
Exclusive-New agreement needed to revive Iran nuclear deal under Biden, IAEA chief says
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - Reviving Iran's nuclear deal under U.S. President-elect Joe Biden would require striking a new agreement setting out how Iran's breaches should be reversed, U.N. ...
Dec 17, 2020
Race, music, strong women at heart of movie 'Ma Rainey'
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Film drama "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" may be set in the racially divided United States of the 1920s and was written almost 40 years ago, but it arrives with mu...
Dec 17, 2020
Jean-Luc Brunel, who knew Jeffrey Epstein, in custody in Paris - BFM TV
PARIS (Reuters) - Frenchman Jean-Luc Brunel - who knew deceased sex offender and U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein - has been placed in custody in Paris, reported BFM TV, citing the Paris prosecutor's de...
Dec 17, 2020
