Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chile court gives BHP’s Cerro Colorado copper mine 90-day water pumping reprieve
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A Chilean court handed a reprieve to BHP's Cerro Colorado copper mine on Tuesday, agreeing to suspend a ban on it pumping water from an aquifer for 90 days as it...
Sep 21, 2021
Golf-Childish squabble threatens U.S. Ryder Cup team unity, says Jacklin
By Steve Keating KOHLER, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Tony Jacklin dealt with a lot as European captain at four Ryder Cups but never had to play the role of peacemaker between two bickering players the way U...
Sep 21, 2021
U.S. administers 386.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 386,780,816 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed 467,249,715 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P...
Sep 21, 2021
Women’s rights activist to leaders at UN: Don’t let Taliban fool you
By Daphne Psaledakis UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Afghan rapper and activist, Sonita Alizadeh, fled her homeland with her family when it was last ruled by the Taliban more than two decades ago - when wo...
Sep 21, 2021
Entergy estimates repair costs of up to $2.6 billion from Hurricane Ida
(Reuters) - Entergy Corp said on Tuesday it expects restoration costs for electrical facilities damaged by Hurricane Ida to be between $2.1 billion to $2.6 billion. The energy company said Hurricane I...
Sep 21, 2021
Lithuania says throw away Chinese phones due to censorship concerns
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania's Defense Ministry recommended that consumers avoid buying Chinese mobile phones and advised people to throw away the ones they have now after a governme...
Sep 21, 2021
U.S. railroad Amtrak to require employee COVID-19 vaccinations
(Reuters) - U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said on Tuesday it will require nearly all of its 18,000 employees be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Nov. 22. The railroad said in an email to employees th...
Sep 21, 2021
U.N. chief welcomes U.S., China climate moves, but long way to go
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed climate pledges by the United States and China at the annual U.N. gathering of world leaders on Tuesday, but warned "we stil...
Sep 21, 2021
Splits among Democrats plague effort to pass Biden’s domestic agenda
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Divisions between progressives and moderates are bedeviling U.S. Democrats as they struggle to advance President Joe Biden's agenda, with the fate of the $3.5 ...
Sep 21, 2021
U.S. government to buy point-of-care COVID-19 tests from Abbott, Celltrion -source
(Reuters) - The U.S. government has agreed to purchase point-of care COVID-19 tests from Abbott Laboratories and Celltrion Inc to ship to nursing homes and other high risk populations as part of its b...
Sep 21, 2021
