Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Peru PM urges residents to unblock road used by Bambas mine by Wednesday
By Marcelo Rochabrun and Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian Prime Minister Mirtha Vasquez strongly urged communities blocking a road used by MMG Ltd's Las Bambas copper mine to clear the route by ...
Dec 21, 2021
Haitians mourn victims of fuel truck blast as anger simmers
By Gessika Thomas PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Reuters) - Haitians on Tuesday mourned victims of a fuel truck blast that killed 90 people last week, though many stayed home out of anger at the government am...
Dec 21, 2021
West African bloc wants progress on Mali’s post-coup election date, says envoy
BAMAKO (Reuters) - West African regional bloc ECOWAS hopes Mali's transitional authorities will finalise a date for elections before the end of this year, its envoy, former Nigerian President Goodluck...
Dec 21, 2021
Russia violates WTO commitments with import bans, substitution policies -USTR
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia continues to move away from commitments it made to join the World Trade Organization in 2012, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Tuesday, citi...
Dec 21, 2021
UK reduces COVID-19 self-isolation to 7 days for most in England
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government said that from Wednesday it was reducing the COVID-19 self-isolation period to seven days from 10 days for people in England who get a negative result on a la...
Dec 21, 2021
Irish consumer sentiment suffers sharpest drop since January
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish consumer sentiment in December suffered its sharpest fall since January after the emergence of the highly transmissible Omicron variant forced the introduction of new restrict...
Dec 21, 2021
Mexico reports 245 new COVID-19 deaths, bringing toll to 298,161
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Tuesday reported 245 more confirmed deaths from COVID-19, bringing the official death toll in the country since the pandemic began to 298,161. The m...
Dec 21, 2021
Bankruptcy judge approves $62 million Limetree Bay sale to Jamaican company
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday approved the $62 million sale of Limetree Bay refinery to a Jamaican oil storage company that intends to restart the refinery. Private e...
Dec 21, 2021
Banxico governor says rate hikes show ‘commitment” to tackling inflation
By Anthony Esposito (Reuters) - The Bank of Mexico's recent interest rate hikes underline its "commitment" to bringing prices pressures under control as soon as possible, as inflation hits its highest...
Dec 21, 2021
Bars, nightclubs to shut in Canada’s British Columbia as Omicron takes grip
(Reuters) - British Columbia will shut gyms, bars and nightclubs while allowing fewer people at tables in restaurants and cafes through the Christmas holiday period to curtail the spread of COVID-19, ...
Dec 21, 2021
