Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Uganda police detain nine people for oil pipeline protest
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda police detained nine people protesting against a planned crude oil pipeline on Tuesday, in an escalating crackdown on critics of the project opposed by environmentalists, ac...
Oct 04, 2022
Lowly wax worm’s saliva may boost fight against plastic pollution
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two substances in the saliva of wax worms - moth larvae that eat wax made by bees to build honeycombs - readily break down a common type of plastic, researchers s...
Oct 04, 2022
Musk plans to go ahead with original price of $54.20 a share for Twitter- Bloomberg
(Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk is proposing to go ahead with his original offer of $54.20 to take Twitter Inc private, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, sending the shares of the social media firm...
Oct 04, 2022
Social, infrastructure investment key for Latam growth – World Bank
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Social and infrastructure investments can be key drivers of growth for Latin America and the Caribbean as countries now face the longer-term effects of the pandemic on education a...
Oct 04, 2022
Chanel evokes cinematic glamour at Paris Fashion Week
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) - Chanel creative director Virginie Viard added a streak of Old Hollywood glamour to a slinky collection for spring and summer, sent down a catwalk lined with enormou...
Oct 04, 2022
Turkey’s parliament debates Erdogan’s media ‘disinformation’ bill
By Ece Toksabay and Nevzat Devranoglu ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish lawmakers began debating on Tuesday a contentious media bill, proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party and its nationalist allie...
Oct 04, 2022
Factbox-Europe’s travel disruption stretches into autumn
(Reuters) - Strikes and staff shortages forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights to avoid hours-long queues at major airports in the first summer following widespread COVID lockdowns, with disru...
Oct 04, 2022
Biden affirms U.S. support for Japan after North Korea missile launch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden reinforced Washington's "ironclad commitment" to Japan's defense during a phone call with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday following North Korea'...
Oct 04, 2022
Gopuff partners with Grubhub for grocery delivery
(Reuters) - Grocery delivery platform Gopuff said on Tuesday it had partnered with Grubhub to bring more groceries, alcohol, baby supplies and other essentials to the meal delivery company's app. The ...
Oct 04, 2022
Fed’s Jefferson, in first remarks, calls inflation most concerning problem
By Howard Schneider ATLANTA (Reuters) - Inflation is the most serious problem facing the U.S. Federal Reserve and "may take some time" to address, Federal Reserve Gov. Philip Jefferson said Tuesday in...
Oct 04, 2022
