Author Archives: Syndicated Content
In blow to Twin Metals, U.S. proposes mining ban for Boundary Waters
(Reuters) - The U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday proposed banning mining in Minnesota's Boundary Waters region for 20 years, a step that would block Antofagasta Plc's Twin Metals copper and nickel min...
Oct 20, 2021
New York lawyers plead guilty in Molotov cocktail case
By David Thomas (Reuters) - Two New York lawyers pleaded guilty on Wednesday for their roles in a Molotov cocktail attack during May 2020 protests sparked by George Floyd's death. Prosecutors said one...
Oct 20, 2021
Carrefour Q3 sales slow, on the offensive despite failed Auchan tie-up
PARIS (Reuters) -Carrefour, which earlier this month ended talks over a possible tie-up with unlisted rival Auchan, said it remained on the offensive as it kept a guidance for 2021 net free cash flow ...
Oct 20, 2021
PayPal in talks to buy Pinterest - source
By Greg Roumeliotis (Reuters) -Payments giant PayPal Holdings Inc is in talks to buy digital pinboard site Pinterest Inc, according to a person directly familiar with the matter. The companies have di...
Oct 20, 2021
Hundreds protest against Bulgaria's COVID health pass
SOFIA (Reuters) - Hundreds of anti-vaccine protesters joined some political leaders in Sofia on Wednesday to demonstrate against Bulgaria's decision to make a COVID-19 "Green Certificate" mandatory fo...
Oct 20, 2021
Soccer-UAE to host Club World Cup in early 2022
(Reuters) -The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host this season's Club World Cup in early 2022, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday. Japan was originally scheduled to stage the tournamen...
Oct 20, 2021
U.S. says delivering on vaccine pledge to Asia key to Quad credibility
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Delivering on a pledge to supply COVID-19 vaccine doses to Southeast Asia is critical to the credibility of the Quad group of countries, which made the commitment in March, a se...
Oct 20, 2021
Czech COVID-19 cases soar to highest since April, prompting new measures
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government will force restaurants to check patrons' COVID-19 status, among other measures it decided on Wednesday, to stem a spike in infections that is the highest since ...
Oct 20, 2021
Seventeen people killed in a road accident in Cairo
CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killed on Wednesday when a truck and a microbus collided on the Ring Road in Greater Cairo, state newspaper Al-Ahram said. (Reporting by Nayera Abdallah and Y...
Oct 20, 2021
Singapore reports highest single-day deaths from COVID-19
(Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry recorded 18 new deaths due to COVID-19 on Wednesday, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic, while it reported 3,862 cases of the disease. A recent spi...
Oct 20, 2021
