Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Truck plunges into river in Congo, killing around 50
KINSHASA (Reuters) - About 50 people were killed in southern Democratic Republic of Congo when a truck overturned and plunged into a river, the provincial governor's office said on Tuesday. The accide...
Oct 19, 2021
Mexico agrees to expand climate goals by 2022, foreign minister says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico committed to expanding its climate change goals by 2022 following a visit by U.S. climate adviser John Kerry, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday. Kerry was ...
Oct 19, 2021
Analysis-As oil prices skyrocket, fund managers hop on board for the ride
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - A surge in oil prices is drawing fund managers back into shares of oil and gas companies, even as some remain unsure that the price gains will stick. Energy stock...
Oct 19, 2021
Facebook to pay up to $14.25 million to settle U.S. employment discrimination claims
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Facebook will pay up to $14.25 million to settle civil claims brought by the U.S. government that the social media company discriminated against workers and vi...
Oct 19, 2021
Germany offers Poland border guards to help manage Belarus arrivals
WARSAW (Reuters) - Germany's interior minister offered to send border control officers to Poland to help the country manage the influx of refugees seeking to enter the European Union from Belarus, add...
Oct 19, 2021
Regulator lays charges over 2018 Canada oil spill
By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) -The Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board said on Tuesday that it has laid three charges following a 2018 oil spill off Canada's Atlantic Coast. The ...
Oct 19, 2021
Angola’s Catoca says tailings leak contained no hard metals
By Hereward Holland KINSHASA (Reuters) - Angola's Catoca diamond mine said a July tailings leak, which turned a river red and killed large numbers of fish downstream in the Democratic Republic of Cong...
Oct 19, 2021
Top Mexican official defends metro rail role as deadly collapse probe moves forward
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Tuesday defended his role in building a metro rail during his time as Mexico City mayor, a day after officials ordered 10 people and ...
Oct 19, 2021
EU says Turkey still ‘backsliding’ on reforms, gloomy on membership chances
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's executive said on Tuesday that Turkey's bid to join the bloc had "come to a standstill" amid serious democratic shortfalls, in its most critic...
Oct 19, 2021
Taliban won’t be allowed access to Afghan central bank reserves -Adeyemo
By Daphne Psaledakis and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Deputy U.S. Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo on Tuesday said he sees no situation where the Taliban, who regained power in Afghanistan in A...
Oct 19, 2021
