Author Archives: Syndicated Content
S.Korea test-fires missile interceptor a month after N.Korea launches -Yonhap
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Wednesday test-fired a long-range surface-to-air missile, Yonhap news agency reported, a month after North Korea tested a record number of increasingly p...
Syndicated Content Feb 23, 2022
Vodafone looks to sell stake in Indian cell tower firm
(Reuters) - Britain's Vodafone is looking to offload its 28.1% stake in Indian cell tower firm Indus Towers Ltd, the telecom group said on Wednesday. The company said it had launched a sale of 63.3 mi...
Syndicated Content Feb 23, 2022
Home improvement chain Lowe’s raises annual sales forecast
(Reuters) - Home improvement chain Lowe's Cos Inc raised its full-year sales forecast on Wednesday, as home improvement retailers benefit from resilient demand for tools and building materials. Lowe's...
Syndicated Content Feb 23, 2022
Jury to decide if Minneapolis police violated George Floyd’s rights
By Jonathan Allen ST. PAUL, Minn. (Reuters) - A jury was due to begin deliberating on Wednesday on whether three former Minneapolis police officers deprived George Floyd of his constitutional rights b...
Syndicated Content Feb 23, 2022
Localiza, Unidas close to divesting assets to get deal approval -report
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian rental car companies Localiza and Unidas, formally known as Companhia de Locacao das Americas are close to selling assets to get the approval of antitrust watchdog Cade...
Syndicated Content Feb 23, 2022
Rouble weakens as investors take stock of new Western sanctions on Russia
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian rouble weakened on Wednesday, reversing gains made the previous day and heading back towards 80 to the dollar as investors took stock of Western sanc...
Syndicated Content Feb 23, 2022
U.S. truckers plan pandemic protest, inspired by Canadian counterparts
By Omar Younis ADELANTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Taking a cue from demonstrations that paralyzed Canada's capital city for weeks, U.S. truckers on Wednesday plan to embark on a 2,500-mile (4,000-km) cross-...
Syndicated Content Feb 23, 2022
U.S. to hold its biggest offshore wind auction
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - The United States will hold its biggest ever sale of offshore wind development rights on Wednesday, in an area covering nearly half a million acres off the coasts of New Y...
Syndicated Content Feb 23, 2022
Mexico’s gas flaring soars, igniting fears for its climate goals
By Stefanie Eschenbacher PROCESADOR DE GAS CACTUS, Mexico (Reuters) - It never gets completely dark in Colonia El Carmen, home to Mexico's largest natural gas processing center, in the poor southern s...
Syndicated Content Feb 23, 2022
Protesting Pakistani fishermen block Karachi port
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Protesting fishermen blockaded Karachi port, assembling their trawlers across the main channel to halt all traffic in and out of Pakistan's busiest po...
Syndicated Content Feb 23, 2022

