Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.N. draft resolution shows countries aim to create chemical waste body
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - A Swiss-led proposal could form a new intergovernmental panel to study the dangers of chemical waste and pollution, a draft resolution on the agenda of a U.N. environm...
Feb 18, 2022
Separatists in eastern Ukraine say they plan to evacuate 700,000 people
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine said on Friday they planned to evacuate around 700,000 people to Russia from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). Most ...
Feb 18, 2022
Storm Eunice sends crane crashing onto Belgian hospital
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Storm Eunice sent a crane crashing onto the roof of a hospital in the Belgian town of Tournai on Friday, as winds of up to 130 km per hour (80 miles per hour) swept in. No deaths ...
Feb 18, 2022
U.S. Surgeon General Murthy and his family test positive for COVID
(Reuters) - U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and his family have tested positive for COVID-19, he said on Friday. "My 5 year old son, my wife Alice, and I have all tested positive for COVID-19. Our s...
Feb 18, 2022
Fed adopts strict trading rules after ethics scandal
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Friday adopted an extensive set of restrictions on trading by policymakers and senior Fed staff after an ethics scandal that embroiled policymakers and threatened to...
Feb 18, 2022
Tunisian president extends state of emergency until end of 2022
TUNIS (Reuters) - President Kais Saied on Friday extended Tunisia's state of emergency until Dec. 31 of this year, the official gazette said. The North African country has been under a state of emerge...
Feb 18, 2022
Olympics-Figure skating-American LeDuc makes history as first non-binary Winter Olympian
By Chang-Ran Kim BEIJING (Reuters) - Timothy LeDuc made history on Friday as the first openly non-binary Olympian to compete in the Winter Games, and the American pairs figure skater hopes to pave the...
Feb 18, 2022
Jose Cuervo’s parent firm Becle expects to hike prices this year
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican distiller Becle, parent company of the Jose Cuervo tequila brand, expects to raise prices in 2022 as both demand and costs rise, Chief Executive Officer J...
Feb 18, 2022
Bank of Canada says deputy Schembri to retire in June
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada said on Friday that Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri will retire effective June 17, 2022 and, at that time, the Governing Council will return to its usual six-pe...
Feb 18, 2022
U.S., Germany clash over role of nuclear energy in green transition
By Joseph Nasr BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany and the United States clashed on Friday over whether nuclear power should be part of the energy mix as rich countries race to cut emissions to limit the impac...
Feb 18, 2022
