Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden to take aim at rail, sea shipping competition – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will order U.S. transportation agencies in coming days to address competition in rail and sea shipping in an effort to lower the costs of shipping goods for ...
Jul 08, 2021
Record 27.6 million saw England’s Euro 2020 semi-final, ITV says
LONDON (Reuters) - England's Euro 2020 semi-final victory over Denmark on Wednesday was watched by a peak of 27.6 million people, setting a new record for a soccer match shown on a single British chan...
Jul 08, 2021
Ukraine seeks U.S. long-term financial aid
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine is seeking long-term financial assistance from the United States, the Ukrainian finance ministry said on Thursday, ahead of the September maturity of $1 billion of 5-year Euro...
Jul 08, 2021
S.Africa says mine deaths rose 33% in the first half 2021
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's mines recorded 32 deaths in the first half of 2021 compared with 24 during the same period in 2020, the mines ministry said on Thursday, continuing a spike in d...
Jul 08, 2021
Aerial images of expanding graves capture Indonesia’s deadliest days
By Kate Lamb and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - A morbid grid of graves widens as excavators dig deep, piling up soil to make space for Indonesia's pandemic dead to be laid to rest. Ambulances, ...
Jul 08, 2021
Higher food prices help fuel 40% jump in global hunger – UN agency
By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) - Acute food insecurity has soared 40% this year as recent food price hikes have exacerbated existing pressures from conflict, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemi...
Jul 08, 2021
COVAX aims to deliver 520 million vaccine doses to Africa this year
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The global vaccine distribution scheme COVAX aims to deliver 520 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa this year, its director said on Thursday. Aurelia Nguyen, managing di...
Jul 08, 2021
BlackRock’s stewardship executive Cameron to take new role within firm
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Ray Cameron, a prominent executive in BlackRock Inc's investment stewardship team who oversaw the money manager's interactions with hundreds of U.S. companies...
Jul 08, 2021
Soccer-England told to stop lecturing on diving after ‘cheap’ penalty
By Richard Martin LONDON (Reuters) - While England exulted at reaching a first major final since 1966, there was increasing outcry abroad over the penalty awarded for a foul on Raheem Sterling in extr...
Jul 08, 2021
Training aircraft crashes in Lebanon with three on board – aviation sources
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A small training aircraft has crashed in Lebanon's town of Ghosta, north of the capital Beirut, carrying a pilot and two passengers, aviation sources said on Thursday. Initial repor...
Jul 08, 2021
