Author Archives: Syndicated Content
'Rude and insolent': fraught talks preceded Myanmar's army seizing power
By Poppy McPherson BANGKOK (Reuters) - Late on Jan. 28, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi destroyed her phone to prevent it falling into the hands of the military, according to two people close to her. ...
Feb 09, 2021
Coca-Cola turns to 100% recycled plastic bottles in U.S.
(Reuters) - Coca-Cola Co will sell its popular sodas in bottles made from 100% recycled plastic material in the United States, the beverage maker said on Tuesday, in a major shift to combat plastic wa...
Feb 09, 2021
Reddit user claiming to be Tesla insider appeared to reveal bitcoin buy a month ago
By Bhargav Acharya (Reuters) - A Reddit user claiming to be a Tesla insider appeared to announce the carmaker's purchase of bitcoin a month ago, according to a January post on the platform that said t...
Feb 09, 2021
South Africa looking at ways to use AstraZeneca vaccine, advisers say
By Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa is looking at ways to deploy AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine after temporarily putting on hold plans to roll it out to healthcare workers, gov...
Feb 09, 2021
Exclusive: Ubben seeks $8 billion for new hedge fund amid talks with Exxon - sources
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) - Jeffrey Ubben, a hedge fund veteran in talks to join Exxon Mobil Corp's board, is seeking to raise as much as $8 billion for his new socially and environmentally con...
Feb 09, 2021
Tearful Kokkinakis ends six-year victory wait at home Open
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Thanasi Kokkinakis completed an emotional victory over Kwon Soon-woo of South Korea in the Australian Open first round on Tuesday, his first win at his home Grand Slam since 2015...
Feb 09, 2021
Exclusive: GM extends vehicle production cuts, begins parking incomplete cars due to global chip shortage
By Ben Klayman DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Tuesday it was extending production cuts at three global plants through at least mid-March and building but leaving incomplete vehicles at ...
Feb 09, 2021
Serena continues Slam record bid, Djokovic gears up for Tiafoe test
(Reuters) - Serena Williams will hope to move a step closer to a record-equalling 24th major when she meets Serbia's Nina Stojanovic, while Novak Djokovic's Australian Open title defence faces its fir...
Feb 09, 2021
New York AG urges U.S. FDA to take action on baby food safety standards
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action to set uniform standards related to toxic metals across all b...
Feb 09, 2021
Europe's oldest person, 117-year-old French nun, survives COVID-19
PARIS (Reuters) - Europe's oldest person, French nun Sister Andre, has survived COVID-19 and will celebrate her 117th birthday this week, her caregivers said. Lucile Randon, who took the name of Siste...
Feb 09, 2021
