Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New Valero refinery employees face Oct. 1 deadline for COVID-19 shots
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp is requiring new employees at Texas and Louisiana refineries to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 1, said people familiar with the matter. The newly-hired o...
Sep 17, 2021
Greek PM says Turkey is a key partner on migration, EU needs cohesion
By Lefteris Papadimas and Deborah Kyvrikosaios ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday Turkey was an important partner in tackling any new migration challenge to Eur...
Sep 17, 2021
Barra: GM will make ‘substantial shifts’ in supply chain over chips
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra said Friday the largest U.S. automaker plans to make changes in its supply chain as it works to address the cont...
Sep 17, 2021
WhatsApp instructions, Mexican struggles: How Haitians ended up in Texas camp
By Alexandra Ulmer CIUDAD ACUA, Mexico (Reuters) - Haitians camped out under a Texas bridge followed instructions circulated on WhatsApp to get there, according to a dozen migrants who said the tips d...
Sep 17, 2021
Growth? Value? Some investors opt for a bit of both
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some investors are playing this year's tug of war between so-called growth and value stocks by owning companies that straddle the line between the two categories,...
Sep 17, 2021
As California fire nears, crews protect world’s largest tree in special wrap
By Fred Greaves THREE RIVERS, Calif. (Reuters) - Fire crews have resorted to wrapping the bases of some giant sequoias in fire-resistant coverings in a desperate effort to save the towering specimens,...
Sep 17, 2021
R. Kelly witness says she saw singer’s sexual activity, was pressed to write apology letter
By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former assistant to R. Kelly testified on Friday she once saw him engage in sexual activity with one of the women he is charged with abusing, as prosecutors ne...
Sep 17, 2021
COVID-19 victims remembered on Washington’s National Mall with 650,000 white flags
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An exhibition of white flags representing Americans who have died of COVID-19 opened on Friday, covering more than 20 acres of the National Mall in Washington. Last year, artist...
Sep 17, 2021
Verizon sweetens subsidies on iPhones to match competition
(Reuters) - Verizon Communications said on Friday it is increasing its subsidies on offer for Apple Inc's newly launched iPhone 13, in a bid to attract more customers to the U.S. carrier's network. Ve...
Sep 17, 2021
Brazil’s Pele re-enters ICU at hospital, ESPN Brasil reports
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil soccer legend Pele has re-entered an intensive care unit at Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein Hospital, ESPN Brasil reported on Friday, in an apparent deterioration of his health...
Sep 17, 2021
