Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.N. Syria envoy voices dismay at lack of progress in constitutional talks
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Untied Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said on Friday that he aimed to go to Damascus soon for talks after the Syrian Constitutional Committee failed to start draf...
Jan 29, 2021
Canada considering drug decriminalization to fight overdose crisis
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's federal government is considering decriminalization of the possession of opioids and other illicit drugs in its efforts to tackle a spiraling overdo...
Jan 29, 2021
U.S. must be prepared to impose costs on China: Biden security adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said on Friday the United States needs to be prepared to impose costs on China for its actions against Uighur Mus...
Jan 29, 2021
Canada airlines agree to cancel all flights to warm destinations: PM Trudeau
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's major airlines have agreed to suspend all flights to Mexico and the Caribbean until April 30 from Sunday as part of the fight against a second wave of the coronavirus, Prim...
Jan 29, 2021
EU lawmakers, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google hearing pushed back by 2 months
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU lawmakers, who are gearing up to curb the power of U.S. tech giants, have told Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Alphabet that they are willing to push back a propose...
Jan 29, 2021
Russian court puts Navalny’s brother under house arrest until March 23
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court has ordered that the brother of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny be held under house arrest until March 23 for breaching COVID-19 restrictions, it said on Friday. Oleg ...
Jan 29, 2021
White House says U.S.-China trade deal among issues in broad review
By Steve Holland and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will review all national security measures put in place by former President Donald Trump, including the U.S.-China Ph...
Jan 29, 2021
WHO warns countries fighting over vaccine “cake”
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization urged countries squabbling over COVID-19 vaccine supplies to think about the situation of health workers in less developed countries. "We all need to s...
Jan 29, 2021
Germany’s financial regulator chief leaves in wake of Wirecard
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Felix Hufeld will leave the helm of Germany's financial watchdog BaFin after coming under pressure for failing to spot wrongdoing ahead of the collapse of the payments company Wi...
Jan 29, 2021
Russia’s Putin signs law extending New START treaty by five years: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a law extending the New START nuclear arms control treaty, the last major pact of its kind between Russia and the United States, by...
Jan 29, 2021
