Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swiss Re, UBS among founding buyers in carbon removal scheme
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - Insurance firm Swiss Re and banking giant UBS are among five founding buyers of credits from a scheme set up by a Swiss company to drive down the cost of taking c...
May 22, 2022
Drugmakers propose swift pandemic response benefiting poorer countries
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Global drugmakers are lobbying for wealthy nations to fund a supply mechanism that would secure vaccines for low-income countries without delay in case of a new pandemic, but sai...
May 22, 2022
Severed head of missing Nigerian lawmaker found in park -police
ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Police in Nigeria have discovered the severed head of a state legislator who went missing last week in the southeastern state of Anambra, where the government accuses sepa...
May 22, 2022
North Korea’s fever cases under 200,000 for 2nd day amid silence on aid offer
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's daily fever cases stayed below 200,000 for a second day in a row, state media said on Monday, as Pyongyang remained silent on South Korean and U.S. of...
May 22, 2022
Soccer-Boca Juniors beat Tigre 3-0 to win Argentine Copa de la Liga title
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Boca Juniors won their second Argentine Copa de la Liga title in three seasons on Sunday when they beat Tigre 3-0 in a one-sided match in Cordoba. The Copa de la Liga is a hyb...
May 22, 2022
Tennis-Fernandez happy to overcome ‘football match’ crowd in win over Mladenovic
(Reuters) - Leylah Fernandez learned first-hand how loud the crowd at Roland Garros can be when she triumphed over local hope Kristina Mladenovic in the French Open first round on Sunday. Last year's ...
May 22, 2022
HSBC suspends banker after climate risk comments-FT
(Reuters) - HSBC Holdings has suspended its head of responsible investing pending an internal investigation after he said central bank policymakers and other global authorities are exaggerating the fi...
May 22, 2022
Boris Johnson discussed Russia’s blockade of Odesa with Ukraine’s Zelenskiy
(Reuters) - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday discussed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy Russia's blockade of Ukraine's shipping port Odesa, a Downing Street spokesperson said. Joh...
May 22, 2022
Man shot dead on New York City subway in latest random attack
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - A 48-year-old man was shot in the chest while riding on a New York City subway car on Sunday in what appeared to be the latest in a series of random attacks in the city's t...
May 22, 2022
Ukraine parliament bans Russian war symbols
(Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament on Sunday banned the symbols "Z" and "V", used by Russia's military to promote its war in Ukraine but agreed to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's call to allow their use...
May 22, 2022
