Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Short-seller Hindenburg offers $1 million for info related to cryptocurrency Tether
(Reuters) - Short-seller Hindenburg Research, which in recent months has taken aim at firms including Nikola Corp and DraftKings Inc, announced a reward of up to $1 million for information on the rese...
Oct 20, 2021
Alphabet’s Wing project will unveil new drone delivery model in Texas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Wing drone project said Wednesday that Walgreens will use its new platform to fulfill deliveries at a store in Texas. Wing said it will launch the effort at a Dal...
Oct 20, 2021
Colombia’s Congress approves record $93 billion budget for 2022
By Carlos Vargas BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's Congress approved the 350.4 trillion peso ($93 billion) spending package proposed by the government for its 2022 budget in the early hours of Wednesday, ...
Oct 20, 2021
After Everard murder, London police to reassure women with video calls
LONDON (Reuters) - London's Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday lone officers in plain clothes would call a supervisor to identify themselves when approaching lone women, in order to regain trust af...
Oct 20, 2021
WIDER IMAGE-Besieged Amazon tribes grant rare access to Xingu chief’s funeral rites
By Ueslei Marcelino XINGU INDIGENOUS PARK, Brazil (Reuters) - When a big chief dies on the Xingu indigenous reservation, its tribes gather for a unique funeral ritual called the Kuarup. Wearing body p...
Oct 20, 2021
NATO will still seek channels with Russia despite spy dispute
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that the alliance would still need to talk to Russia after Moscow suspended its diplomatic mission to the alliance. "The ...
Oct 20, 2021
Supply chain chaos set to extend further, port operator ICTSI says
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) - The world faces "very prolonged" disruptions to shipping cargo flows, an executive at leading ports operator ICTSI said, as logistical headaches such as truck short...
Oct 20, 2021
U.S. Naval base in Maryland on lockdown over bomb threat and active shooter investigation
(Reuters) - U.S. Naval Support Activity Bethesda in Maryland was on lockdown on Wednesday due to a bomb threat and an active shooter investigation, the naval base said on Twitter. All personnel were o...
Oct 20, 2021
Analysis-Eat or be eaten? Food delivery apps have knives out as pandemic boom fades
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The meal delivery market is expected turn to a phase of consolidation in the coming months as players look to adjust operations after the explosive boom in deman...
Oct 20, 2021
Motor racing-F1 reserve Hulkenberg to test with McLaren’s IndyCar team
(Reuters) - German former Formula One driver Nico Hulkenberg will get a first taste of IndyCar with a one-off evaluation test for Arrow McLaren SP at Alabama's Barber Motorsports Park on Monday, the t...
Oct 20, 2021
