Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Malaysia probes Dyson supplier ATA over labour complaints
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia is investigating Dyson supplier ATA IMS after complaints of forced labour, and has charged the company with four violations, the labour department said on Saturday. "...
Dec 10, 2021
Teen Zara Rutherford aims for Seoul in record solo-flight attempt
By Dogyun Kim and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - Teen pilot Zara Rutherford was set to arrive in Seoul on Saturday from Russia, the first Asia stop on her attempt to become the youngest woman to fly ...
Dec 10, 2021
Australia treasurer calls for easing Covid curbs despite rising cases
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia must loosen COVID-19 restrictions to bolster its economic recovery, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Saturday, even as daily infections rose to a six-w...
Dec 10, 2021
Many trapped, two dead as tornado hits nursing home in Arkansas - media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A score of people were trapped on Friday in a nursing home in northeastern Arkansas after it was struck by a tornado that killed two people and injured five, media said, citing ...
Dec 10, 2021
Injuries reported after roof collapse at Amazon warehouse in Illinois - AP
(Reuters) - Injuries were reported after a roof collapsed at an Amazon warehouse in southern Illinois, the Associated Press reported late on Friday. (Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru; Editi...
Dec 10, 2021
Mexico reports 199 more deaths from COVID-19
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Friday reported 2,992 new COVID-19 cases and 199 more deaths in the country, bringing the official number of infections to 3,914,706 and the death t...
Dec 10, 2021
World Bank approves $600 million funding for Philippine reforms
MANILA (Reuters) - The World Bank has approved a $600 million loan for a Philippine reform programme to position the Southeast Asian country for a competitive and resilient economic recovery, the bank...
Dec 10, 2021
Grupo Mexico sells almost all shares airport operator GAP
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Railroad and mining company Grupo Mexico has sold almost all of its shares in Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (GAP), a regulatory filing showed on Fri...
Dec 10, 2021
Cemex says U.S. Justice Dept. closed anti-trust investigation
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's Cemex, one of the world's largest cement companies, said Friday that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has closed an investigation against the company for a p...
Dec 10, 2021
3M hit with $22.5 million verdict in latest U.S. military earplug trial
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - A federal jury on Friday awarded $22.5 million to a U.S. Army veteran who alleged that combat earplugs sold by 3M Co caused him to suffer hearing loss and tinnitus, the big...
Dec 10, 2021
