Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Texas prosecutors accuse Arkema, executives of failures over chemical fire
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - Opening statements began on Thursday in criminal charges against the U.S. arm of a French company and three executives over chemical fires that burned for days and in...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2020
Democratic candidates' drilling ban would cost U.S. economy $7 trillion: oil group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Banning hydraulic fracturing and halting new drilling on federal land would cost the U.S. economy $7 trillion in the next decade and kill millions of jobs, the U.S. oil industry...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2020
Tesla shares slump as coronavirus hits China car registrations
(Reuters) - Shares of Tesla Inc fell as much as 14% on Thursday on concerns about the impact of the coronavirus on the electric-car maker's vehicle registrations in China. Data from LMC Automotive sho...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2020
Laviolette to coach Team USA at hockey worlds
Former Nashville Predators coach Peter Laviolette was named head coach of Team USA for the upcoming world hockey championships in May, announced USA Hockey. "It's great to have Peter as our head coach...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2020
Canada to stop providing security for Harry and Meghan
By Moira Warburton TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada will no longer provide security for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Canadian government said on Thursday, once the couple are no longer working member...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2020
Nigeria's Islamists targeting Christians to provoke religious war, says minister
By Felix Onuah ABUJA (Reuters) - Islamist militant groups in Nigeria have begun targeting Christians in an attempt to provoke a religious war, the information minister said on Thursday. Islamist insur...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2020
Vladimir Putin inspects Russia's answer to Disneyland before grand opening
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin inspected Russia's answer to Disneyland on Thursday, the country's first large-scale indoor theme park which Moscow says will be the biggest of its kind in ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2020
Doping: Russia's Olympic ban appeal not heard before late April - CAS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's appeal against a four-year ban from the Olympics and other major sporting events will not be heard before the end of April and will be closed to the public, the Court of Ar...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2020
UK government throws open 'special adviser' recruitment to all-comers
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has launched a website to open up recruitment of the influential special advisers who work at the heart of government. The ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2020
MLB names first black, Latino umpire crew chiefs
Major League Baseball achieved historic diversity with its umpiring staff on Thursday, naming Kerwin Danley the first black crew chief and Alfonso Marquez the first Latino-born crew chief. Danley, 58,...
Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2020