Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Thirteen inmates killed in fight in Ecuador prison – AFP
(Reuters) - Thirteen inmates were killed in a fight in an Ecuador prison, according to an AFP tweet, citing officials on Monday. (Reporting by Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler)
Jul 18, 2022
Amid COVID shutdowns, Chinese women flock to skateboarding
By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) - Feeling cooped up by the Chinese capital's partial COVID-19 lockdown earlier this year, which shut gyms, parks and other venues, Beijing resident Mina Zhao c...
Jul 18, 2022
How China became ground zero for the auto chip shortage
By Sarah Wu, Jane Lanhee Lee and Kevin Krolicki TAIPEI/SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - From his small office in Singapore, Kelvin Pang is ready to wager a $23 million payday that the worst of the chip ...
Jul 18, 2022
Twitter claims Musk is ‘slow-walking’ trial over $44 billion deal
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Monday accused Elon Musk of trying to "slow walk" the company's lawsuit to hold him to his $44 billion takeover and urged a September trial to e...
Jul 18, 2022
Chile’s Codelco keeps Rajo Inca construction halted after fatal accident
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean state-owned Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, is keeping its Rajo Inca project construction on hold to investigate a fatal accident that happened earlier this ...
Jul 18, 2022
Word of Trump’s social media deal said to have leaked months in advance -NYT
(Reuters) - Employees at a Miami investment firm had learned of a pending merger deal between former President Donald Trump's social media company and a blank-check entity, long before it was announce...
Jul 18, 2022
U.S. banks take hit on leveraged loans as deals slump, rates rise
By Saeed Azhar and Elizabeth Dilts Marshall NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. banks have started taking a hit on their leveraged loans' exposure as the outlook for dealmaking turns sour amid rising interest r...
Jul 18, 2022
Allies seek to follow U.S. lead on Xinjiang forced labor ban – U.S. official
By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. allies appear committed to following Washington's lead banning forced labor goods from China's Xinjiang region, a senior U.S. offici...
Jul 18, 2022
Australia faces dire environmental risks – government report
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia has lost more mammal species than any other continent and has one of the worst rates of species decline among the world's richest countries, a five-yearl...
Jul 18, 2022
Solid-state EV batteries could cut carbon emissions further, says climate group
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Solid-state batteries could cut the carbon footprint of electric vehicle (EV) batteries by 29% compared with today's liquid lithium-ion batteries and could reduce it e...
Jul 18, 2022
