Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil’s Rio state plans second sanitation privatization auction in December
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state plans an auction in December for parts of its water and sanitation utility, known as Cedae, that failed to find a buyer during a previous biddi...
Jul 13, 2021
Virgin Galactic acknowledges Branson’s pre-launch bike ride never happened
By Julio-Cesar Chavez and Steve Gorman (Reuters) - Virgin Galactic Holding Inc acknowledged on Tuesday that billionaire founder Richard Branson never rode a bicycle to the launch site of his space fli...
Jul 13, 2021
Limetree Bay refinery’s light bankruptcy financing raises concerns
By Tim McLaughlin (Reuters) -A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday raised concerns that Limetree Bay refinery on the Virgin Islands may not have enough money to get through the early days of its Chapter ...
Jul 13, 2021
EU will introduce cut-off date for combustion cars: Commission head
BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union plans to introduce an absolute cut-off date after which all manufacturers will have to stop producing combustion-powered cars, the head of its executive Commissio...
Jul 13, 2021
Factbox: How Big Tech is faring against U.S. lawsuits and probes
(Reuters) - Big Tech platforms Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook were hit with a series of antitrust lawsuits by the U.S. federal government and states on charges they are operating monopolies and ab...
Jul 13, 2021
U.S warns Cubans away from sea crossings amid protests, but most cross on land
By Mica Rosenberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday told any migrants fleeing unrest in Cuba: "Let me be clear: If you take to the...
Jul 13, 2021
Athletics-Tokyo favourite Bromell cruises to Diamond League win
GATESHEAD, England (Reuters) - Trayvon Bromell underlined his position as the favourite for the Olympic Games 100 metres when he delivered a dominant gun to tape performance to win in 9.98 seconds at ...
Jul 13, 2021
Biden nominates ex-Senator Flake as ambassador to Turkey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday nominated Republican former U.S. Senator Jeff Flake as ambassador to Turkey. "Given the strategic importance of the United States' relationship wi...
Jul 13, 2021
U.S. warns Haitians, Cubans against trying to enter illegally by sea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday warned would-be migrants from Cuba and Haiti against trying to reach the United States illegally by sea, saying the...
Jul 13, 2021
Mexico reports biggest jump in COVID-19 cases since February
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's health ministry on Tuesday reported 11,137 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, the largest daily jump reported in the country since February, bringing its total to 2,604,...
Jul 13, 2021
