Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Kabul orphanage struggles to feed its children as cash runs low
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Jorge Silva KABUL (Reuters) - Ahmad Khalil Mayan, programme director at a large Kabul orphanage, says he is cutting back on the amount of fruit and meat he gives the chi...
Syndicated Content Oct 14, 2021
Ex-Minneapolis police officer seeks reduced prison term in woman’s death
(Reuters) - Lawyers for a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a woman while responding to a 911 call in 2017 are asking for his prison term to be significantly reduced to 41 months in a...
Syndicated Content Oct 14, 2021
Teenage boy jailed for New York murder of college student Tessa Majors
By Tim Reid (Reuters) - A teenage boy was sentenced on Thursday to nine years to life in prison for the 2019 murder of 18-year-old college student Tessa Majors in New York. Luchiano Lewis, 16, pleaded...
Syndicated Content Oct 14, 2021
Union urges locked-out Texas refinery workers to reject Exxon contract offer -statement
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The United Steelworkers union (USW) urged locked-out workers at Exxon Mobil Corp's Beaumont, Texas, refinery to reject a company contract offer in a vote scheduled for Tuesday, acc...
Syndicated Content Oct 14, 2021
Rio Tinto cuts 2021 iron ore shipments forecast on labour squeeze
(Reuters) - Rio Tinto on Friday reduced its 2021 iron ore shipments forecast, as a tighter labour market in Western Australia delayed the completion of a new greenfield mine at Gudai-Darri. The miner ...
Syndicated Content Oct 14, 2021
Australia’s Qantas to sell land for $595 million to cushion pandemic blow
(Reuters) - Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd said on Friday it is planning to sell a land in New South Wales for A$802 million ($594.68 million) to reduce debt, as the carrier recovers from pandemic low...
Syndicated Content Oct 14, 2021
NY artist nails it with mosaic grotto in Times Square
By Dan Fastenberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York artist has assembled more than 350,000 acrylic fingernails to create a neon and pale pink grotto - a tribute to surviving the coronavirus pandemic. "A...
Syndicated Content Oct 14, 2021
As yields rise, some U.S. banks shift cash to Treasuries
By David Henry (Reuters) - Some big U.S. banks are buying more U.S. government securities as yields start to rise and the Federal Reserve appears ready to taper its bond-buying program - a balance she...
Syndicated Content Oct 14, 2021
Ex-Boeing 737 MAX chief technical pilot indicted for fraud – U.S. Justice Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former chief technical pilot for Boeing Co was charged on Thursday with deceiving federal regulators concerning the company's 737 MAX plane, the U.S. Justice Department said. ...
Syndicated Content Oct 14, 2021
J&J unit to manage talc claims files for bankruptcy protection
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday its newly created unit that was established to hold and manage claims in the Baby Powder litigation, has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protec...
Syndicated Content Oct 14, 2021

