Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russian nationalists ransack slain Kremlin critic's memorial to protest U.S. visit
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian nationalists ransacked a makeshift memorial to slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov in central Moscow early on Monday to protest against the start of a visit by a senior U.S. ...
Oct 11, 2021
Egyptian group helps burn victims fight stigma
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - More than 20 years after suffering burns to her arms, neck and chest when the kettle caught fire as she was making tea, Egyptian Hend el-Banna is trying to help other bur...
Oct 11, 2021
Europe's top development banks agree to deepen cooperation outside EU
LONDON (Reuters) - The EU's lending arm, the European Investment Bank, and the London-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said on Monday they would deepen their cooperation outside ...
Oct 11, 2021
With climate clock ticking, companies scramble to set green targets
(Reuters) -Hundreds of companies around the world have promised to cut carbon emissions, but the deadlines they have set are years away and it is hard to tell if it is enough. According to scientists ...
Oct 11, 2021
Column: Hedge funds' dollar policy: longer for longer
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - The dollar is at a crossroads after a 5% rally in four months, as many investors assess how much of the Fed's bond purchase taper and future rate hikes are ...
Oct 11, 2021
Zimbabwe's biggest business group warns local currency could collapse
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's currency is in danger of collapsing as companies resort to the U.S. dollar for transactions, the country's main business group said in a letter to its members, amid a cra...
Oct 11, 2021
Energy from bogs: Estonian scientists use peat to make batteries
By Janis Laizans and Andrius Sytas TARTU, Estonia (Reuters) - Peat, plentiful in bogs in northern Europe, could be used to make sodium-ion batteries cheaply for use in electric vehicles, scientists at...
Oct 11, 2021
Coughing Putin says he's fine, tests for COVID daily
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, seen coughing during a televised government meeting, reassured officials on Monday that he was fine and said he was being tested for COVID-19 virtu...
Oct 11, 2021
Mexico president says foreign companies transported contraband fuel
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday that well-known foreign companies have transported fuel improperly and that his government was committed to ending c...
Oct 11, 2021
Athletics-Kenya's Kipruto wins Boston Marathon
(Reuters) - Kenya's Benson Kipruto won the Boston Marathon on Monday in two hours, nine minutes and 51 seconds for his first major marathon title. American CJ Albertson set an aggressive early pace to...
Oct 11, 2021
