Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Use less air con, drive slower to shun Russian energy and save money, IEA urges
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Raise your air conditioner's temperature, adjust your boiler settings, drive slower and swap short-haul flights for trains: some of the International Energy Agency'...
Apr 21, 2022
The struggle to save Iraq’s last Persian leopards
By Charlotte Bruneau and Mohammed Jalal SULAIMANIYA, Iraq, April 21 (Reuters) - Tying a camera trap around a tree trunk on Bamo mountain in Iraq's Kurdistan region, brothers Bahez and Nabaz Farooq Ali...
Apr 21, 2022
Blast in northern Afghan city of Kunduz kills or wounds 11 – health official
KABUL (Reuters) - Eleven people were killed or wounded in a blast in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, a health official said on Thursday. Najeebullah Sahel, from the provincial health authority, sa...
Apr 21, 2022
Hitachi to sell $1.6 billion Hitachi Transport stake to KKR, Nikkei says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hitachi Ltd is planning to sell most of its 40% stake in Hitachi Transport System Ltd to U.S. private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) for $1.56 billion, the Nikkei newspape...
Apr 21, 2022
AT&T posts 2.5% rise in quarterly core wireless revenue
(Reuters) -AT&T Inc on Thursday posted a 2.5% rise in core wireless revenue for the first quarter, as the telecom giant benefited from the expansion of its fiber internet and 5G services. The Dallas, ...
Apr 21, 2022
UK sets out 26 new sanctions against Russia
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday added 26 new designations to its list of sanctions against Russia over the Ukrainian war, including on military figures and defence companies. Britain, which has...
Apr 21, 2022
Carlsberg expects $1.4 billion writedown on Russia divestment
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Carlsberg expects a writedown of about 9.5 billion Danish crowns ($1.39 billion) related to its decision to divest its business in Russia, the Danish brewer said on Thursday. The...
Apr 21, 2022
Column-Returning to work but close to retirement? Adjust your plan
By Mark Miller (Reuters) - The Great Retirement is morphing into the Great Return, with the U.S. employment report for March, released earlier this month, showing a jump back into the labor force amon...
Apr 21, 2022
Soccer-Serena Williams, Lewis Hamilton join Broughton’s bid to buy Chelsea
(Reuters) - Former tennis world number one Serena Williams and seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton have joined Martin Broughton's bid to buy Premier League club Chelsea, a source clo...
Apr 21, 2022
Russia closes Baltic consulates, expels employees
(Reuters) - Russia has ordered the closure of the Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian consulates and asked their employees to leave in a retaliatory move, Moscow's foreign ministry said on Thursday. In a...
Apr 21, 2022
