Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada records second surplus of fiscal 2021/22 in February as year-to-date deficit continues to shrink
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada recorded its second surplus of fiscal 2021/22 in February, as its budget deficit for the first 11 months of the fiscal year shrunk considerably compared with ...
Apr 29, 2022
U.S. pension fund sues Credit Suisse board over losses in Archegos collapse
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - A Rhode Island pension fund has sued Credit Suisse Group AG former Chairman Urs Rohner and 19 other directors and executives, alleging their failure to manage risk doomed the...
Apr 29, 2022
Baby tree kangaroo makes public debut at New York’s Bronx Zoo
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A baby Matschie's tree kangaroo made its public debut at the Bronx Zoo in New York City on Friday, peeking its head out from its mother's pouch. As it matures, the baby kangaroo -...
Apr 29, 2022
Mexico foreign minister to visit Washington after Biden-Lopez Obrador call
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday he had agreed to send his foreign minister to Washington on Monday for talks following a call earlier in the day wi...
Apr 29, 2022
Brazilian town builds Christ statue taller than Rio’s
ENCANTADO, Brazil (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro's famous Christ the Redeemer has competition. The small town of Encantado in southern Brazil has built a taller Christ to attract tourism. Christ the Prote...
Apr 29, 2022
Brazil to make bolder tax cuts on industrial products
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree to cut taxes on industrial products (IPI) by 35% effective on May 1, a deeper tax cut than the 25% reduction th...
Apr 29, 2022
Fatal incident at military college in Canada leaves four dead
(Reuters) - Canada's Department of National Defence said on Friday that a probe was under way into a fatal incident involving a vehicle on the Royal Military College campus in Kingston, Ontario, which...
Apr 29, 2022
Power-hungry India halts passenger trains to free up track to move coal
By Sudarshan Varadhan CHENNAI, India (Reuters) - India has boosted the output of coal and cancelled passenger trains to free up rail track to move it, officials said on Friday, as the government scram...
Apr 29, 2022
Augmented reality exhibit in New York looks at impact of climate change
(Reuters) - 'Arcadia Earth' is an immersive environmental art exhibit in New York City that uses augmented reality to spread awareness about the impact of climate change, said the museum's founder, Va...
Apr 29, 2022
Russia does not consider itself at war with NATO, blames Kyiv for talks deadlock – agencies
(Reuters) - Russia does not consider itself to be at war with NATO over Ukraine since such a development would increase the risks of a nuclear war, RIA news agency cited Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...
Apr 29, 2022
