Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada’s Alberta to drop provincial fuel tax as oil prices surge
By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) -Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta will drop its provincial fuel tax to give consumers some relief from soaring energy prices, Premier Jason Kenne...
Mar 07, 2022
Russia’s move to longer-range strikes hiking civilian casualties -Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia's growing reliance on longer-range strikes on Ukrainian targets is increasing the number of civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure, the Pentagon said o...
Mar 07, 2022
Spain’s former king to remain in UAE after prosecutors drop fraud probes
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's former King Juan Carlos will remain for now in the United Arab Emirates but will visit Spain frequently, the Royal Palace of Madrid said on Monday a week after the country's...
Mar 07, 2022
Europe energy crisis a ‘big wake up call’ -TotalEnergies CEO
By Ron Bousso HOUSTON (Reuters) -Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a "big wake up call" for European governments hoping to balance the need for fossil fuels with environmental concerns, the head of Fren...
Mar 07, 2022
Omicron infections contagious for at least 6 days; Takeda drug shows promise as COVID treatment
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified...
Mar 07, 2022
Pentagon to close fuel storage facility in Hawaii after water contamination
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has orderd the defueling and closure of the Red Hill fuel storage facility in Hawaii after a leak that contaminated water, the Pentagon annou...
Mar 07, 2022
BES bank former patriarch gets 6-year jail sentence; lawyer says appeal planned
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - The former patriarch of the Espirito Santo family of bankers, Ricardo Salgado, was sentenced to six years in jail by a Lisbon court on Monday for appropriating 1...
Mar 07, 2022
U.N. aid chief calls for safe passage for civilians in Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.N. aid chief Martin Griffiths on Monday called on all parties to allow safe passage for civilians to leave areas of active hostilities in Ukraine in the direction they choose,...
Mar 07, 2022
Exclusive-Inter-American Development Bank will divest Russian assets, source says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Inter-American Development Bank plans to divest Russian holdings in its pension plans and remove Russia's ability to observe the bank's annual meetings, a source familiar th...
Mar 07, 2022
Brazil’s Bolsonaro wants Petrobras to end global fuel parity policy
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday threw his weight behind measures to tamp down domestic fuel prices after the Ukraine conflic...
Mar 07, 2022
