Author Archives: Syndicated Content
California district curbs water supply to over-users in drought
By Omar Younis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As a historic drought grips southern California, one district is getting tough on water usage violators by reducing their supply directly from the source so that...
Jun 15, 2022
German, French, Italian leaders expected in Kyiv to signal solidarity
KYIV (Reuters) - The leaders of the European Union's three biggest countries, Germany, France and Italy, are expected in Kyiv on Thursday to show their backing for Ukraine as it struggles to withstand...
Jun 15, 2022
China's holdings of U.S. Treasuries skid to 12-year low; Japan also cuts holdings
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - China's holdings of U.S Treasuries tumbled in April to their lowest since May 2010, data showed on Wednesday, with Chinese investors likely cutting los...
Jun 15, 2022
U.S. ironing out energy sector disputes with Mexico worth $30 billion -ambassador
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States and Mexico are working through disputes involving American companies in the Mexican energy sector worth more than an estimated $30 billion in investment, the ...
Jun 15, 2022
Gulf central banks raise rates as U.S. Fed lifts to 75 bps
By Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) - Most Gulf central banks followed the U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday, lifting their key interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point, while Saudi Arabia ma...
Jun 15, 2022
Unilever shareholder sues over Ben & Jerry's Israel boycott
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Unilever Plc was sued on Wednesday by a U.S. shareholder who said the company mishandled the decision by its Ben & Jerry's unit to stop selling ice cream in Is...
Jun 15, 2022
Kenya calls for immediate deployment of regional force to eastern Congo
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday called for the immediate deployment of a new regional military force to try to stop rebel violence in eastern Democratic Republic of ...
Jun 15, 2022
Turkey says Ukraine grain ships could avoid mines, Russia offers safe passage
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Michelle Nichols ANKARA/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday said it has offered "safe passage" for Ukraine grain shipments from Black Sea ports but is not responsible f...
Jun 15, 2022
U.S. President Reagan's shooter John Hinckley fully released after 41 years
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - John Hinckley, who wounded then U.S. President Ronald Reagan and three others in a 1981 assassination attempt, was released without conditions on Wednesday in compliance ...
Jun 15, 2022
New York subway shooting suspect pleads not guilty to murder, weapon charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The man suspected in the fatal shooting of a subway rider in New York City last month has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possessi...
Jun 15, 2022
