Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia and Ukraine say Berlin talks fail to yield breakthrough
By Andrey Ostroukh, Natalia Zinets and Matthias Williams MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine said they had failed to reach any breakthrough in a day of talks with French and German officials ai...
Feb 10, 2022
Australia’s IAG cash earnings slump 62% as natural hazard claims surge
(Reuters) - Insurance Australia Group beat profit and dividend estimates on Friday for the first half, even as higher claims tied to natural disasters, including severe storms and hail last October, l...
Feb 10, 2022
Mexican investment platform Flink to expand to Colombia this year
By Valentine Hilaire MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican investment platform Flink will begin operating in Colombia in June or July as part of its Latin America expansion plan, Chief Executive Sergio Jime...
Feb 10, 2022
In Venezuela, damage from party on sacred mountain spurs outrage
By Maria Ramirez PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela (Reuters) - A birthday party held on a mountain sacred to indigenous Venezuelans has generated outrage over damage to the area in an episode critics see as ent...
Feb 10, 2022
Ukraine says no breakthrough with Russia but both sides agree to keep talking
KYIV (Reuters) - Nearly nine hours of talks between Ukraine and Russia on Thursday failed to produce a breakthrough on signing a joint document, but both sides agreed to keep talking, the chief of sta...
Feb 10, 2022
Republican U.S. senator presses Energy Department on seabed mining
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican U.S. senator urged the U.S. energy secretary this week to provide information on the Biden administration's strategy for domestic mining of m...
Feb 10, 2022
Australia lists koalas as endangered in two eastern states
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Friday listed koalas along much of its east coast as endangered after the native marsupial's habitats were hit by prolonged drought, bushfires and developers cutting do...
Feb 10, 2022
Finland set to sign deal with U.S. for 64 F-35 jets -sources
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finland's formal purchase agreement for F-35 fighter jets could be signed as soon as Friday, U.S.-based sources familiar with the plan said on Thursday, bringing t...
Feb 10, 2022
U.S. lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to address social media addiction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, and Cynthia Lummis, a Republican, introduced a bill aimed at addressing addiction to social media platforms like Meta Platform's Faceboo...
Feb 10, 2022
New York City set to fire 3,000 unvaccinated workers -report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City plans to fire roughly 3,000 municipal workers by the end of this week for failing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the New York Times reported on Thursday. The move come...
Feb 10, 2022
