Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain may be wasting nearly 3 billion pounds on COVID gear
By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Britain may be wasting nearly 3 billion pounds ($3.94 billion) on contracts for COVID-19 gear that have not given value for money, with millions spent each month s...
Mar 29, 2022
Britain pledges funds to U.N. aid work in Afghanistan ahead of donor meeting
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Britain on Wednesday pledged an additional 286 million pounds ($374 million) for life-saving food and other aid in Afghanistan, a day ahead of an international ...
Mar 29, 2022
U.S. prosecutors cast doubt on ex-Goldman banker’s wife testimony at 1MDB trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday sought to cast doubt on the testimony of the wife of a former Goldman Sachs banker, who is on trial over allegations he helped loot Malays...
Mar 29, 2022
U.S. sends senior national security official to India to discuss Ukraine
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's deputy national security adviser for economics, Daleep Singh, will travel to New Delhi and meet government officials to discuss Russia's wa...
Mar 29, 2022
Mexican startup Stori boosts investments as it targets the unbanked
By Valentine Hilaire MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Fintech Stori, whose credit cards target the overwhelming majority of Mexicans who lack any kind of formal credit, said on Tuesday it plans to invest $175 ...
Mar 29, 2022
Australia’s Santos sets new emission targets for 2030
(Reuters) - Australian gas producer Santos Ltd on Wednesday set out new 2030 emission targets in its annual climate report, at a time when energy firms are encountering heightened scrutiny over their ...
Mar 29, 2022
U.S. preps for possible spike in border crossings, as officials mull lifting COVID curbs
By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials are preparing for the possibility of thousands of more migrants per day attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border without author...
Mar 29, 2022
With Ukraine farmers on frontlines, U.N. food chief warns of ‘devastation’
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. food chief warned on Tuesday that the war in Ukraine was threatening to devastate the World Food Programme's efforts to feed some 125 million pe...
Mar 29, 2022
Soccer-Nothing for granted as U.S. close out World Cup qualifying says coach
(Reuters) - The United States men's national team are tantalizingly close to punching their ticket to the Qatar World Cup but will be taking nothing for granted when they face Costa Rica on the road o...
Mar 29, 2022
Top public lands producers decline U.S. House committee hearing on oil prices
By Liz Hampton, Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner DENVER/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. oil companies with the most production on federal lands and waters are not planning to attend a congressional h...
Mar 29, 2022
