Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Honduran Congress unanimously nixes special economic zones
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' Congress unanimously repealed a law overnight which allowed for the creation of special economic zones exempt from some national laws and taxes th...
Apr 21, 2022
Column-Unusual drop in China’s soy demand could precede pork contraction -Braun
By Karen Braun NAPERVILLE, Ill. (Reuters) - China appears to be significantly throttling soybean imports this year to well below recent norms following a record haul last marketing year, which had coi...
Apr 21, 2022
Hot Canadian inflation report shows that supply pressures persist -Macklem
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said on Thursday supply pressures are showing no signs of easing and the central bank will be watching the impact of higher int...
Apr 21, 2022
Honda to slash production by 50% at domestic plant in early May
TOKYO (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co is planning to cut production by about 50% on two lines of one of its domestic factories in early May due to chip shortages and COVID-19 lockdowns, the company said on...
Apr 21, 2022
Two Atlanta poll workers settle defamation lawsuit against One America
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) - Two Georgia election workers who were the target of vote-rigging conspiracy theories have reached a settlement agreement with the far-right One America News Network in th...
Apr 21, 2022
WTA roundup: Emma Raducanu to meet Iga Swiatek in Stuttgart
British teenager Emma Raducanu used three sets to down Germany's Tamara Korpatsch 6-0, 2-6, 6-1 on Thursday in the second round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at Stuttgart, Germany. The eighth-seede...
Apr 21, 2022
Brazil’s Bolsonaro pardons political ally, snubbing Supreme Court
By Gram Slattery and Carolina Pulice RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that he would pardon an allied federal congressman who was sentenced to nearly nine ...
Apr 21, 2022
SpaceX’s Starlink inks first in-flight WiFi deal
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SpaceX signed its first deal with an air carrier to provide in-flight wireless internet using the Starlink satellite network, the space company said on Thursday...
Apr 21, 2022
NFL says Black coaches’ discrimination claims should be thrown out or arbitrated
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Football League on Thursday said lawsuits by three Black coaches accusing the league of racist hiring practices should be dismissed because the cl...
Apr 21, 2022
Australia’s opposition leader sidelined with COVID amid election fight
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's opposition leader Anthony Albanese has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing him to isolate for seven days in the middle of the country's election campaign in which t...
Apr 21, 2022
