Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Five challenges Powell could face in his next term as Fed chair
By Jonnelle Marte and Ann Saphir (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to reappoint Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell arrives at a critical juncture for the central bank. If confirmed by t...
Nov 22, 2021
U.S. envoy returns from Ethiopia as Washington urges end to conflict
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Jeffrey Feltman returned from Ethiopia over the weekend following meetings with senior Ethiopian government officials and African Union...
Nov 22, 2021
For Brazil co-op, price of first carbon-neutral coffee is sweet
By Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A Brazilian coffee co-op received a price premium in its first sale of a batch of carbon-neutral arabica coffee that was near double that a product certified as...
Nov 22, 2021
Air Canada agrees to $4.5 million settlement over delayed U.S. passenger refunds
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Air Canada has agreed to a $4.5 million settlement to resolve a U.S. government investigation into claims thousands of air passenger refunds were delayed, the...
Nov 22, 2021
Merkel calls Belarus opposition leader to support free elections there
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel talked on the phone with Belarusian opposition leader in exile Svetlana Tikhanouskaya about the political crisis in Belarus and the "difficult situat...
Nov 22, 2021
Canada ends COVID-19 policy turning back asylum-seekers between border crossings
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada is ending its pandemic-era policy of turning back asylum-seekers trying to cross into the country between ports of entry, according to a revised polic...
Nov 22, 2021
Cycling-Cavendish recovering from broken ribs, collapsed lung
(Reuters) - British cyclist Mark Cavendish is recovering from broken ribs and a collapsed lung after a crash in the Six Days of Ghent track meeting on Sunday. Cavendish was riding in the Madison when ...
Nov 22, 2021
Powell, Brainard nod to inflation threat in nomination remarks
(Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Fed Governor Lael Brainard on Monday both noted the corrosive impact high inflation is having on the U.S. economy and American families in what may ...
Nov 22, 2021
Last inning: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens face final shot at Cooperstown
The Baseball Hall of Fame released its 2022 ballot on Monday, and voters from the Baseball Writers' Association of America will be confronting the sport's steroid era once again. On the ballot for the...
Nov 22, 2021
Fishing situation with Britain is not satisfactory – French minister
PARIS (Reuters) - French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune said on Monday that the fishing situation with Britain was still not a satisfactory one, adding the issue had not initially been taken...
Nov 22, 2021
