Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trump to approve land swap for Rio Tinto's Resolution Copper project: U.S. Forest Service
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's outgoing administration plans to approve a controversial land swap needed for Rio Tinto Ltd and partners to build an Arizona copper project that Native Americ...
Jan 04, 2021
Fed's Bostic says bond-buying 'recalibration' could happen in 2021
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve could begin to trim its monthly asset purchases this year if distribution of coronavirus vaccines boosts the economy as expected, Atlanta...
Jan 04, 2021
Colombia targets repeat of last year's coca eradication in 2021
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia has set its sights on destroying 130,000 hectares (321,237 acres) of coca - the chief ingredient in cocaine - in 2021, matching eradication levels last year, President Ivan...
Jan 04, 2021
New York finds first case of more contagious, 'UK' strain of coronavirus
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says his state has found its first case of the more contagious, "UK" strain of the coronavirus, raising concerns about threats to hospital capacity should it...
Jan 04, 2021
Alberta minister, premier's chief of staff lose jobs after overseas trips amid COVID-19 curbs
By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A Cabinet minister for the Canadian province of Alberta and the premier's chief of staff have stepped down after travelling internationally over the Christ...
Jan 04, 2021
Pediatric use of COVID-19 antibody drugs not advised by experts; disinfectant use can cause asthma flares
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by t...
Jan 04, 2021
Explainer: Did Trump break the law by pressuring a Georgia election official to 'find' votes?
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - President Donald Trump may have broken a U.S. federal law and a Georgia law against election tampering by pressuring the state's top election official to "find" enough votes t...
Jan 04, 2021
Argos USA admits to violating U.S. antitrust laws -Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Argos USA LLC, a unit of Grupo Argos, has admitted to conspiring to fix prices, rig bids and allocate markets for sales of ready-mix concrete, and has agreed to pay $20 million ...
Jan 04, 2021
U.S. renewable fuel credits climb to 3-yr high as EPA misses deadline
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. renewable fuel credits rose on Monday to a three-year high, traders said, after the Trump administration failed for the second time to meet a deadline to p...
Jan 04, 2021
New York, Florida tell hospitals to speed COVID-19 vaccinations or lose supply
By Carl O'Donnell and Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The governors of New York and Florida sought to accelerate the slower-than-expected rollout of coronavirus vaccines by warning hospitals on Mo...
Jan 04, 2021
