Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive-U.S. weighs Chevron request to take Venezuela oil for debt payments -sources
By Marianna Parraga and Matt Spetalnick HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is considering a Chevron Corp proposal to allow the U.S. oil major to accept and trade Venezuelan oil ca...
Syndicated Content Feb 07, 2022
Factbox-Biden administration sees carbon capture as key tool in climate fight
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden wants to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to fight climate change, a plan that will require not just steep cuts in carbon output b...
Syndicated Content Feb 07, 2022
Canada police seen getting tough as trucker protests continue
OTTAWA (Reuters) - As the protest against the Canadian government's health measures and vaccine mandates entered an eleventh day on Monday, police have threatened to clamp down after facing criticism ...
Syndicated Content Feb 07, 2022
Olympics-China’s U.N. envoy says choice of Uyghur torchbearer not meant to deflect Western criticism
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's United Nations envoy has rejected his U.S. counterpart's remark that China's choice of an ethnic Uyghur as a torchbearer for the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of th...
Syndicated Content Feb 07, 2022
Soccer-UK and Ireland to bid for Euro 2028 instead of 2030 World Cup
(Reuters) -Britain and Ireland have announced plans for a bid to host the 2028 European Championship, the football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Irelan...
Syndicated Content Feb 07, 2022
Hong Kong residents raid supermarket shelves as COVID surge disrupts supplies
By Sara Cheng HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong residents crowded supermarkets and neighbourhood fresh food markets on Monday to stock up on vegetables, noodles and other necessities after a record numb...
Syndicated Content Feb 07, 2022
FACTBOX-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 393.54 million, death toll at 6,108,342
By Lynx Insight Service (Reuters) - More than 393.54 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 6,108,342 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infection...
Syndicated Content Feb 07, 2022
Italy expects EU carbon price of 80 euros per tonne this year
ROME (Reuters) - Italy expects the price of permits on the European Union's carbon market to average around 80 euros ($91) per tonne this year compared to 69 euros in the fourth quarter of 2021, a doc...
Syndicated Content Feb 07, 2022
Egypt to sign 2022 funding programme with ITFC in Feb
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt plans to sign a funding programme for 2022 with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation(ITFC) this month, Egypt's Ministry of Planning and Economic Development said...
Syndicated Content Feb 07, 2022
Himalayan avalanche traps Indian Army patrol team near China border
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A Himalayan avalanche trapped a patrol team of seven Indian Army personnel in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh near China on Sunday and they have yet to be rescued, a ...
Syndicated Content Feb 07, 2022

