Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Volaris in El Salvador set to accept bitcoin
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Low-cost airline Volaris will accept bitcoin in El Salvador, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele said Tuesday. "This allows us to increase the offering of flights for Salvadoran...
Oct 19, 2021
Olympics-USOPC to educate athletes on global issues ahead of Beijing Games
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) said on Tuesday it will prioritise educating its athletes on global issues ahead of the 2022 Beijing Olympics whe...
Oct 19, 2021
Biofuel investment should occur in California despite some opposition, regulator says
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) - California's biofuel projects are important for the state to achieve its decarbonization goals despite "tremendous pushback" in some instances, a top state environmental ...
Oct 19, 2021
Private plane bursts into flame at Houston airport, all 21 aboard escape
(Refiling to change planes to plane in headline) (Reuters) -A private jet burst into flames during a take-off attempt at a small airport outside Houston on Tuesday, but all 21 people on board managed ...
Oct 19, 2021
Human Rights Watch says Cuba arbitrarily abused, arrested protesters in July
MIAMI (Reuters) - Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday that Cuba's government had arbitrarily arrested, beaten and abused protesters following unprecedented demonstrations earlier this year in a bid to ...
Oct 19, 2021
Credit Suisse to pay $475 million to resolve charges related to Mozambican bond offerings
(Reuters) - Credit Suisse has agreed to pay nearly $475 million to U.S. and UK authorities to resolve charges in connection with Mozambican bond offerings, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ...
Oct 19, 2021
Evacuation at UK’s Manchester Airport after suspicious package reported -spokesperson
LONDON (Reuters) - A "controlled evacuation" is taking place after a suspicious package was reported at Terminal Two of Britain's Manchester Airport, a spokesperson said. "Following a report of a susp...
Oct 19, 2021
GE mandates COVID-19 vaccines for U.S. workers
CHICAGO (Reuters) - General Electric Co has asked its U.S.-based workers to get COVID-19 shots or seek a medical or religious accommodation by Dec. 8 in order to comply with U.S. President Joe Biden's...
Oct 19, 2021
Cycling-WADA investigation finds British Cycling conducted private testing
(Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Tuesday that British Cycling had collected samples from riders and screened them for the banned anabolic steroid nandrolone at a private laborat...
Oct 19, 2021
France’s COVID-19 hospitalisations up for the third day in a row
(Fixes wording in fourth paragraph) PARIS (Reuters) - The number of people hospitalised for COVID-19 in France went up for the third day in a row on Tuesday, a trend not seen for almost two months, ac...
Oct 19, 2021
