Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Australia PM promises $700 million more for Great Barrier Reef
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government will outlay a further A$1 billion ($703 million) to help protect the Great Barrier Reef, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday, months after keeping...
Jan 27, 2022
Britishvolt to develop batteries for new Lotus electric sports car
By Nick Carey BLYTH, England (Reuters) - Britishvolt said on Friday it will develop batteries for a fully-electric sports car in partnership with British carmaker Lotus, the first publicly-announced c...
Jan 27, 2022
IMF urges BOJ to consider targeting shorter-term yields
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan should consider further steps to make its ultra-easy monetary policy more sustainable, such as steepening the yield curve by targeting a shorter mat...
Jan 27, 2022
IMF urges Japan to scale back pandemic support, raise taxes long-run
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund urged Japan on Friday to scale back emergency pandemic support, and consider raising taxes on property and capital income once the eco...
Jan 27, 2022
Amid pandemic and protest, Olympics return to a changed China
By Tony Munroe BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing Winter Olympics kick off in a week, putting sports at centre-stage following preparations that have been clouded by diplomatic boycotts and the COVID-19 ...
Jan 27, 2022
U.S. Chamber issues rare warning on Fed nominee Raskin, citing oil, gas views
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Thursday sent an unprecedented letter to lawmakers raising concerns about Sarah Bloom Raskin, President Joe Biden's nominee as t...
Jan 27, 2022
Brazil’s top court subpoenas Bolsonaro in leaked documents case
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Supreme Court justice on Thursday subpoenaed Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and ordered police to question him in an investigation into leaked documents in which he has resis...
Jan 27, 2022
3M hit with $110 million verdict in latest U.S. military earplug trial
(Reuters) - A federal jury on Thursday awarded $110 million to two U.S. Army veterans who said combat earplugs sold by 3M Co to the military caused them to suffer hearing damage, the largest verdict y...
Jan 27, 2022
U.S. House panel to hold hearing on autonomous vehicles
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House panel will hold a hearing next week on self-driving vehicles, even as a push in Congress to speed deployment of autonomous vehicles has stalled....
Jan 27, 2022
Study faults U.S. military on civilian casualties; Pentagon plans review
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A study by the RAND Corporation think-tank released on Thursday faulted the U.S. military for "considerable weaknesses" and inconsistencies in its review of alle...
Jan 27, 2022
