Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Harvard University to end investment in fossil fuels
By Ross Kerber BOSTON (Reuters) -Harvard University is ending its investments in fossil fuels, the school's president said on Thursday, drawing praise from divestment activists who had long pressed th...
Sep 09, 2021
Australia’s New South Wales reports biggest daily COVID-19 caseload
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's New South Wales state, the epicentre of the country's worst outbreak, reported on Friday 1,542 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases, its biggest one-day rise in the pande...
Sep 09, 2021
Bank of England to raise rates in late 2022, possibly sooner – Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England will raise borrowing costs by end-2022, earlier than previously thought, and there is a chance it comes even sooner as a solid economic recover...
Sep 09, 2021
Australia appoints former Macquarie boss to supervise financial regulators
(Corrects spelling of first name in first paragraph) By Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's government has appointed Nicholas Moore, who led Macquarie Group for a decade until 2018, to chair ...
Sep 09, 2021
Rugby – Retallick to captain All Blacks against Argentina
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Lock Brodie Retallick will captain New Zealand for the first time in the absence of Ardie Savea when the All Blacks take on Argentina in the Rugby Championship on Australia's Gold C...
Sep 09, 2021
Drag queens and refugee stories: touring the ‘real’ Hong Kong
By Joyce Zhou HONG KONG (Reuters) - Guide Michael Tsang was able to take tourists freely around Asia's financial hub in 2019, introducing them the city's protest movement, explaining "one country, two...
Sep 09, 2021
Drugmaker Endo settles opioid claims by New York, counties for $50 million
(Reuters) - Drugmaker Endo International Plc on Thursday said it has agreed to pay $50 million to resolve lawsuits by New York state and two of its largest counties related to the sale and marketing o...
Sep 09, 2021
U.S. House panel passes reconciliation bill protecting Arctic reserve from drilling
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House Natural Resources Committee late on Thursday passed legislation that will go into a wider budget reconciliation package that includes restoring prot...
Sep 09, 2021
Hurricane Olaf barrels towards Mexico’s Baja California peninsula
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Olaf was approaching the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula on Thursday evening where it was expected to make landfall within hours, according to offi...
Sep 09, 2021
Epic Games asks Apple to allow “Fortnite” to return in South Korea
(Reuters) - "Fortnite" creator Epic Games has asked iPhone maker Apple Inc to restore its Fortnite developer account and intends to re-release Fortnite on iOS in South Korea offering both Epic payment...
Sep 09, 2021
