Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia confirms Black Sea grain deal renewed for two months
(Reuters) -Russia confirmed on Wednesday that a deal to allow Ukraine to export its grain safely across the Black Sea, despite Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, had been extended for two months. ...
May 17, 2023
UN expert says Russia, China sending deadly aid to Myanmar’s military
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military has imported at least $1 billion in arms and other material since it staged a coup in February 2021, a UN expert said on Wednesday in a new rep...
May 17, 2023
US EPA tightens rules to clean up toxic coal ash at power plants
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to force some utilities to clean up older piles of toxic coal ash at their power plants to prevent contaminat...
May 17, 2023
Massachusetts US attorney accused of multiple ethics violations
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins improperly used her position at the Justice Department to try to influence the outcome of a local district attorney ...
May 17, 2023
NY Fed report finds decline in downside economic risks
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) - Risks to the economic outlook in a time of a rapid Federal Reserve rate increases remains high, even as it eased a bit, according to a report Wednesday from th...
May 17, 2023
US sues New Jersey county for depriving jailed inmates of civil rights
(Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday filed a civil lawsuit accusing a New Jersey county of depriving jailed inmates of their civil rights by failing to identify when they might be at risk of self...
May 17, 2023
DeSantis signs Florida ban on gender-affirming treatment for transgender minors
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed into law a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care such as puberty blockers or hormone therapy for transgender youth,...
May 17, 2023
Pet food manufacturer Alphia explores sale – sources
By Abigail Summerville NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alphia is exploring options including a sale that could value the private equity-owned pet food manufacturer at over $1 billion, according to people familia...
May 17, 2023
Brazil retail sales smash market forecasts in March
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's retail sales smashed market estimates in March, growing more than the highest forecast in a Reuters poll of economists, in a positive reading for the country's broader f...
May 17, 2023
Brexit to the fore again in Northern Ireland local elections
BELFAST (Reuters) - Northern Ireland holds elections to local councils on Thursday that the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is pitching as an opportunity to bolster its call for further concessions fr...
May 17, 2023
