Author Archives: Syndicated Content
WTO panel largely backs Mexico in row with Costa Rica over avocados
ZURICH (Reuters) - A World Trade Organization dispute panel has largely sided with Mexico in a dispute with Costa Rica over import restrictions on Mexican avocados, a panel report released on Wednesda...
Apr 13, 2022
Yellen says global growth will take a hit from Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global economic growth will take a hit from Russia's war in Ukraine, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday, noting that it had sent prices for food, energy and ...
Apr 13, 2022
Analysis-Russian workers face new reality as Ukraine war sanctions sap job prospects
LONDON (Reuters) - The phone call telling Oleksandr Kyryliuk he was losing his job came just hours after Russian troops stormed into Ukraine. His employer, beermaker Samuel Smith, had decided to pull ...
Apr 13, 2022
U.S. poised to extend transit mask mandate through May 3
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration plans to extend by 15 days a U.S. mandate requiring travelers to wear masks on airplanes, trains and in transit hubs, two sources br...
Apr 13, 2022
Russia’s Rostec in talks with Mercedes-Benz over stake in truckmaker Kamaz – TASS
(Reuters) - Russian state conglomerate Rostec is in talks with Germany's Mercedes-Benz over acquiring the carmaker's stake in truckmaker Kamaz, the TASS news agency reported on Wednesday, citing Roste...
Apr 13, 2022
At U.N., Nadia Murad launches guidance on collecting rape in war evidence
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Human rights activist Nadia Murad launched global guidelines at the United Nations on Wednesday on how to safely and effectively collect evidence from su...
Apr 13, 2022
U.S. life expectancy fell by 2 years in 2020, sharpest drop among high-income peers
By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) - Life expectancy in the United States fell by nearly two years in 2020 to about 77 years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the sharpest drop compared to 21 other high-income coun...
Apr 13, 2022
U.S. crude stocks surge on strategic reserve release
By David Gaffen (Reuters) - U.S. crude stocks surged by more than 9 million barrels, in part due to releases from the nation's strategic reserves, while gasoline and distillate inventories fell last w...
Apr 13, 2022
Russian cenbank warns consumer inflation will accelerate further
(Reuters) - Consumer inflation in Russia will keep on accelerating in annual terms due to base effects, the central bank said on Wednesday, warning that rouble volatility will continue, leading to ups...
Apr 13, 2022
Villagers in Ukraine left with mine-riddled forest after Russian retreat
By Mari Saito and Herbert Villarraga LUBIANKA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Residents in Lubianka, a village northwest of Kyiv, are trying to rebuild their lives all while Ukrainian soldiers remove mines from ...
Apr 13, 2022
