Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Carbon footprint tracker CoGo seeks $20 million to fund expansion
By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand-based carbon footprint tracking fintech CoGo Ltd will begin raising $20 million in capital to fund growth in the United States, Europe and Asia, Chief E...
Oct 20, 2021
New Netflix animated series allows Saldaña to embrace Latin culture, birth name
(Reuters) - The new Netflix animated series "Maya and the Three" has allowed its top voice actor, Zoe Saldaa, to reconnect with her Latin roots as well as her birth name. The show, which begins stream...
Oct 20, 2021
Factbox-COP26 in Glasgow: Who is going and who is not?
(Reuters) - Several prominent figures, including leaders of the two most populated countries in the world, are in doubt to attend the Oct. 31-Nov. 12 U.N. COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in person. He...
Oct 20, 2021
Russia urges international aid for Afghanistan at talks with Taliban
By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia called on Wednesday for a mobilisation of international aid to support Afghanistan, as Moscow hosted the Taliban for an international conference while regr...
Oct 20, 2021
'We don't have water': South American dam faces energy crunch as river ebbs
By Daniela Desantis HERNANDARIAS, Paraguay (Reuters) - The giant Itaipu hydroelectric power plant, wedged between Paraguay and Brazil on the Parana River, is facing an energy crunch amid record low ri...
Oct 20, 2021
Accused Florida school shooter set to plead guilty in 2018 Parkland massacre
(Reuters) - Accused shooter Nikolas Cruz is expected to appear in a Florida courtroom on Wednesday to plead guilty to killing 17 students and faculty in Parkland, Florida, a 2018 attack that was the d...
Oct 20, 2021
Micron considering new U.S. memory chip factory as it gears up spending
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Micron Technology Inc said on Wednesday it is considering building a new memory factory in the United States but that state and federal subsidies will be needed to offset...
Oct 20, 2021
U.S. Senate Republicans poised to stop Democrats' voting rights bill
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday will try for the third time this year to advance a voting rights bill aimed at thwarting new balloting restrictions passed in...
Oct 20, 2021
Swiss court rejects Google appeal over cloud contract
By Michael Shields ZURICH (Reuters) - A Swiss court has dismissed Google's bid to block the award of a government cloud computing contract worth up to 110 million Swiss francs ($119 million) to rival ...
Oct 20, 2021
U.S. naval nuclear engineer, wife due in court on espionage charges
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Wednesday are expected to ask a judge to jail a former U.S. Navy nuclear engineer and his wife while they await trial on charges they attempt...
Oct 20, 2021
