Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Greece passes first climate law, vows to cut dependence on fossil fuels
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece passed on Thursday its first climate law, which sets out specific targets to fight climate change and wean itself off coal in power generation by 2028. The legislation sets i...
May 26, 2022
Putin says Russia ready to help solve food crisis if West lifts sanctions – Kremlin
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi by phone on Thursday that Russia was ready to significantly contribute to solving the international food crisis bu...
May 26, 2022
Armed assailants kill about 50 people in eastern Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Armed assailants have killed about 50 people in a part of eastern Burkina Faso ravaged by Islamist violence, the region's governor said on Thursday. It was not immediately clear...
May 26, 2022
Cuban president says he won’t go to U.S. summit even if invited
By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel said he would not attend the upcoming Summit of the Americas hosted by the United States, which has said that only democratic gov...
May 26, 2022
Elvis film director calls Presley family response ‘greatest review of my life’
By Mindy Burrows and Mimosa Spencer CANNES, France (Reuters) - Film director Baz Luhrmann said the reaction of Elvis Presley's family to his film about the flamboyant American icon, which premiered at...
May 26, 2022
Israeli soldier behind killing of Al Jazeera journalist, Palestinian attorney general says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority's attorney general said on Thursday that its investigation proves an Israeli soldier shot Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in a targeted killing ...
May 26, 2022
Amber Heard details death threats as testimony ends in Johnny Depp defamation case
By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) - "Aquaman" actor Amber Heard delivered the final testimony in the multimillion-dollar defamation battle with ex-husband Johnny Depp on Thursday, telling jurors she faces da...
May 26, 2022
Dutch insurer NN Group expects to bring forward coal investment exit
By Jessica DiNapoli DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - NN Group NV expects to accelerate its deadline to exit coal investments, now set at 2030, due to fears about Europe reverting to burning the fossil f...
May 26, 2022
Finance faces new nature-positive disclosure requirements
By Divya Chowdhury and Jessica DiNapoli DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Financial firms already struggling with climate-compliance due to unclear measurement metrics will soon face new disclosure requi...
May 26, 2022
Shareholders reelect McDonald’s directors, Icahn loses board battle
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Shareholders have reelected all of McDonald's Corp's directors, the company said on Thursday, ending a boardroom battle with billionaire investor Carl Icahn w...
May 26, 2022
