Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Heavy rains leave Ivory Coast cocoa farmers split on harvest outlook
By Loucoumane Coulibaly ABIDJAN (Reuters) - As heavy rains persisted across Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week, farmers polled by Reuters were divided on whether moisture levels would help ...
Sep 27, 2021
Nigerian soldiers repel Islamist attack, suffer casualties – military
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian troops killed scores of Islamist insurgents and suffered casualties among their own ranks during heavy fighting around a remote army base on the border with Niger, the milit...
Sep 27, 2021
Video chat BlueJeans aims to bring virtual watercooler talk to remote workers
By Paresh Dave (Reuters) - Companies are struggling to recreate the serendipity of office interactions as many teams continue to work remotely due to the pandemic, but they could soon have a new optio...
Sep 27, 2021
Poland says it found evidence of extremism on migrants’ phones
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's interior minister said on Monday material related to Islamic extremism had been found in the phones of migrants crossing its border with Belarus and he called for a 60-day ...
Sep 27, 2021
EU trade chief “moderately optimistic” of resolving U.S. tariff dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis said on Monday he was "moderately optimistic" that the European Union and the United States could resolve their dispute over tariffs on steel a...
Sep 27, 2021
Blackstone to sell The Cosmopolitan resort and casino for $5.65 billion
(Reuters) -Blackstone Inc said on Monday it would sell its The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas resort and casino for $5.65 billion. As part of the deal, MGM Resorts International would buy the operations of...
Sep 27, 2021
Italy’s ‘Smart Bay’ seeks to tackle Mediterranean climate change
By Alex Fraser LERICI, Italy (Reuters) - On Italy's Ligurian coast, biologists and environmentalists are working to tackle the effects of climate change in the Mediterranean with help from a so-called...
Sep 27, 2021
Nikola strikes second deal with Tumim Stone Capital to sell $300 million stock
(Reuters) - Electric truck maker Nikola Corp said on Monday it had entered into another deal with Tumim Stone Capital to sell $300 million of its stock, taking the total to up to $600 million. Phoenix...
Sep 27, 2021
Let’s reform not ruin the WTO, EU trade chief urges U.S
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States needs to work with the European Union to reform the World Trade Organization rather than let it decline through neglect, the EU trade chief said on Monday, "We...
Sep 27, 2021
NATO increases patrols near Kosovo-Serbia border blockage
PRISTINA (Reuters) - NATO troops stepped up patrols in Kosovo on Monday near border crossings which have been blocked by local Serbs angered by a ban on cars with Serbian licence plates entering the c...
Sep 27, 2021
