Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chilean mining city of Calama rocked by blast at explosives factory
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A large blast rocked the northern Chilean mining city of Calama on Friday afternoon following an explosion in a storage warehouse belonging to Enaex, which produ...
Apr 16, 2021
U.S. investigators probing breach at San Francisco code testing company: firm
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal investigators are probing an intrusion at San Francisco-based software auditing company Codecov that affected an unknown number of its 29,000 cust...
Apr 16, 2021
Chicagoans plan rally for 13-year-old boy killed by policeman
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hundreds of Chicagoans are expected to rally on Friday evening to show solidarity with the family of Adam Toledo, a day after the city released a graphic video o...
Apr 16, 2021
Queen Elizabeth and Britain to bid farewell to Prince Philip
WINDSOR, England (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth will bid a final farewell to Prince Philip, her husband of more than seven decades, at a ceremonial funeral on Saturday, with the nation set to fall silent...
Apr 16, 2021
U.S. condemns sentencing of tycoon Jimmy Lai, other Hong Kong activists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday condemned the sentencing of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and other pro-democracy activists on what it called "politically motivated charges." "Be...
Apr 16, 2021
Members of Sikh community among victims in Indianapolis Fedex shooting - group
(Reuters) - Members of the Sikh religious community are "among those" dead and wounded in a Thursday night shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis that claimed the lives of eight workers, a commu...
Apr 16, 2021
Insurer Hartford to pay $650 million for claims linked to Boy Scouts of America sex abuse cases
(Reuters) - Insurer Hartford Financial Services Group said on Friday it had agreed to a settlement with the Boy Scouts of America and would pay $650 million for sexual abuse claims associated with pol...
Apr 16, 2021
U.S. sues Trump ally Roger Stone for alleged nonpayment of federal income taxes
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday sued Roger Stone, saying the close ally of former President Donald Trump owes about $2 million in unpaid federal income taxes, accordi...
Apr 16, 2021
Exclusive: Brazil needs $10 billion/year in aid for carbon neutrality by 2050, minister says
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's environment minister, Ricardo Salles, told Reuters on Friday that Brazil would need to receive $10 billion annually in foreign aid in order to reac...
Apr 16, 2021
Dogecoin surges to record high, up almost 300% in a week
(Reuters) - The Dogecoin cryptocurrency surged more than 90% to a record high on Friday, putting its gain for the week at almost 300%. The latest rally in Dogecoin came two days after billionaire Elon...
Apr 16, 2021
