Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chile's lower chamber of deputies set to decide fate of mining royalty bill
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's lower chamber of lawmakers is set to decide the fate of a bill to hike royalties on mining companies operating in the world's top copper producer after l...
Mar 18, 2021
UK reports five cases of rare blood clots in AstraZeneca rollout, continues use of shot
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's medicines regulator said there had been five cases of a rare type of blood clot in cerebral veins among people given AstraZeneca's vaccine but said the shot should still b...
Mar 18, 2021
Travel on U.S. roads fell 11.3% in January over 2020 levels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Travel on U.S. roads fell by 11.3%, or 28.2 billion miles in January compared with the same month last year as millions of Americans continue to work at home and skip leisure tr...
Mar 18, 2021
Seen from the sky: polluted waters around the world
(Reuters) - About 4 billion people experience severe water shortages for at least one month a year and around 1.6 billion people - almost a quarter of the world's population - have problems accessing ...
Mar 18, 2021
IMF sees Canada's economy rebounding, says government needs fiscal anchor
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's economy is likely to rebound this year as long as COVID-19 is brought under control, but the government should introduce a 'fiscal anchor' to ensure credibility in the mana...
Mar 18, 2021
Pandemic pushes 32 million Indians out of middle class, says Pew Research
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Financial woes brought by last year's coronavirus pandemic have pushed about 32 million Indians out of the middle class, undoing years of economic gains, a report ...
Mar 18, 2021
Touting U.S. ties, Bolsonaro's office releases Biden letter on climate, pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden wrote to Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro last month, outlining opportunities to work together on the pandemic and the environment ahead of the United Nation...
Mar 18, 2021
ECB can accept limited deposit insurance scheme as first step: de Guindos
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank can live with a limited version of a European Deposit Insurance Scheme as long as this compromise is considered temporary, ECB Vice President Luis de Gu...
Mar 18, 2021
Pakistan army chief says ready to bury hatchet with India for peace
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's army chief called on Thursday for arch rivals India and Pakistan to "bury the past" and move towards cooperation, an overture towards New De...
Mar 18, 2021
Hungary's Sziget cancels early summer music festivals
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's Sziget, which organises some of the largest music festivals in Europe, said it would decide in the coming weeks whether to hold its main event in August in Budapest afte...
Mar 18, 2021
