Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Slavery-era Georgia law is key defense argument in trial over Ahmaud Arbery's killing
By Rich McKay and Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - A pivotal defense argument of the three white men on trial in Georgia for killing Ahmaud Arbery, a Black jogger, is that they were trying to make a citizen...
Oct 27, 2021
Global labour market hamstrung by unequal vaccine distribution - ILO
BERLIN (Reuters) - The pandemic-induced loss in working hours in 2021 will be equivalent to 125 million full-time jobs, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday, in a sign that th...
Oct 27, 2021
Philippines to receive 300,000 courses of Merck's COVID-19 pill
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines will receive 300,000 courses of Merck & Co's COVID-19 antiviral drug next month, licensed importers and distributors said on Wednesday, as Asian nations race to get ...
Oct 27, 2021
Russians opt for foreign beach breaks over COVID curbs
By Mikhail Antonov and Svetlana Ivanova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Facing the toughest restrictions since the early months of the pandemic, many Russians have decided that now is an ideal time to fly off for ...
Oct 27, 2021
Stellantis four new EV platforms to each support 2 million vehicles a year-exec
TURIN, Italy (Reuters) - Stellantis four new electrified platforms are expected to each underpin the production of 2 million vehicles a year, the automaker's head for Italy said on Wednesday. Since th...
Oct 27, 2021
U.S Federal Trade Commission examining Facebook disclosures - WSJ
(Reuters) -The U.S Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has started looking into disclosures that Facebook Inc's internal company research had identified ill effects from its products, the Wall Street Journ...
Oct 27, 2021
Ping An Insurance Q3 profit falls 31.2% on shrinking investment returns, premium income
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd, the country's largest insurer by market value, posted a 31.2% fall in third-quarter net profit, as its premium income shrank on a w...
Oct 27, 2021
Assange case back in court for U.S. extradition appeal
LONDON (Reuters) - Lawyers for the United States will launch a fresh attempt on Wednesday to have Julian Assange extradited from Britain, arguing that concerns around the WikiLeaks founder's mental he...
Oct 27, 2021
German auto makers can't build hundreds of thousands of cars due to chip shortages - Altmaier
BERLIN (Reuters) - German automobile manufacturers are currently not able to build hundreds of thousands of cars due to a lack of semiconductors and other electronic components, Economy Minister Peter...
Oct 27, 2021
Climate change protesters defy court to block London routes
LONDON (Reuters) - Climate change activists blockaded two busy routes into London, causing rush-hour chaos for motorists on Wednesday, as they defied a national injunction by continuing to protest in ...
Oct 27, 2021
