Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.N. report highlights land use trends and costs of degradation
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - Decades of deforestation, mining and industrial pollution have taken a toll on the planet, leaving as much as 40% of its land degraded and putting economies at risk...
Apr 27, 2022
Ukrainian farmer shelters in old cellar from war with just pickles to eat
STUDENOK, Ukraine (Reuters) - A farmer living close to the frontline of war in Ukraine's east has converted his old cellar into a bomb shelter with only his last jar of pickles to eat, saying he feels...
Apr 27, 2022
U.S. auto sales to fall in April on tight inventories, rising rates – data
(Reuters) - U.S. new vehicle sales is expected to fall in April, as low inventories and rising interest rates boost prices amid high demand, consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said. U.S. retail...
Apr 27, 2022
Belarus eyes wider death penalty use after anti-war railway sabotage
KYIV (Reuters) - Belarus moved on Wednesday to make attempted acts of terrorism punishable by the death penalty after activists tried to sabotage parts of the railway network to make it harder for Rus...
Apr 27, 2022
Finnish, Swedish security services warn of Russian meddling over expected NATO bids
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland and Sweden must prepare for increased Russian spy operations, cyber attacks and attempts to influence lawmakers as they consider joining NATO after Moscow's invasion of Uk...
Apr 27, 2022
Clashes in Ethiopia kill 20 Muslim worshippers – regional Islamic leader
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Twenty Muslim worshippers were killed in Ethiopia's Amhara region in clashes with unidentified armed men, an Islamic leader in the region said. "The incident happened yesterday when...
Apr 27, 2022
U.S. goods trade deficit widens sharply in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened sharply in March amid a surge in imports, suggesting that trade remained a drag on economic growth in the first quarter. The goods trade ...
Apr 27, 2022
Internet outages in several French cities, Free cites acts of vandalism
PARIS (Reuters) - Several French cities suffered internet outages, a telecommunications ministry official said on Wednesday, while telecom operator Free cited acts of vandalism, confirming media repor...
Apr 27, 2022
Factbox-Who’s who in Italy’s Generali drama
MILAN (Reuters) - Generali shareholders will vote to select a chief executive and board of directors on April 29. Philippe Donnet, who has been CEO at Europe's third-largest insurer since 2016, is run...
Apr 27, 2022
Generali shareholder showdown to decide CEO Donnet’s fate
By Gianluca Semeraro and Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) - Generali's shareholders will decide the future of the Italian insurer's CEO Philippe Donnet in a vote on Friday, after a rebel investor locked i...
Apr 27, 2022
