Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Civil rights groups urge companies to join fight against Georgia voting restrictions
By Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - Voting rights groups are calling on companies such as Coca-Cola Co and Delta Air Lines Inc to oppose efforts by Republican lawmakers in Georgia to enact sweeping new res...
Thomson Reuters Mar 05, 2021
EV rollout will require huge investments in strained U.S. power grids
By Nichola Groom and Tina Bellon (Reuters) - During several days of brutal cold in Texas, the city of Austin saw its fleet of 12 new electric buses rendered inoperative by a statewide power outage. Th...
Thomson Reuters Mar 05, 2021
Prince Harry and Meghan - and 'Megxit'
LONDON (Reuters) - Prince Harry, grandson of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, and his American wife Meghan give a highly-anticipated interview with U.S. chat shot host Oprah Winfrey which airs on Sunday. He...
Thomson Reuters Mar 05, 2021
Al Shabaab militants storm Somali jail, seven soldiers killed
By Abdiqani Hassan BOSASO, Somalia (Reuters) - At least seven soldiers were killed when fighters of the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab stormed a jail in the semi-autonomous state of Puntland early o...
Thomson Reuters Mar 05, 2021
Kashmir’s copper craftsmen hope for better times after lockdown ends
By Sanna Irshad Mattoo SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - The end of lockdown brought some relief for Kashmir's traditional copper utensil makers, renowned for their immaculate craftsmanship, but their indus...
Thomson Reuters Mar 05, 2021
Swiss church bells mark year since first COVID-19 death
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Swiss church bells rang out at noon on Friday and people observed a minute of silence to mark a year since the country's first death from COVID-19. President Guy Parm...
Thomson Reuters Mar 05, 2021
Olympics: Paris to host rescheduled Tokyo Olympic boxing qualifier
(Reuters) - The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics European boxing qualifier will be held in Paris from June 4-8, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Boxing Task Force (BTF) has said. Paris is replacing...
Thomson Reuters Mar 05, 2021
Czech capital Prague, Labour Ministry face cyber attacks
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech capital Prague and the Labour Ministry said there had been cyber attacks on their email systems but although the mayor of Prague said it was a large attack, he added the d...
Thomson Reuters Mar 05, 2021
Chevron to buy out Noble Midstream in $1.32 billion deal
(Reuters) - Chevron Corp said on Friday it would buy the shares of pipeline operator Noble Midstream Partners LP, which it does not already own, in an all-stock deal valuing the company at $1.32 billi...
Thomson Reuters Mar 05, 2021
Romanian film of sex, violence and the city wins Berlinale
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Romanian director Radu Jude's "Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn", a sexually explicit dark comedy of the everyday aggression experienced by a teacher in contemporary Bucharest, wo...
Thomson Reuters Mar 05, 2021
