Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chile outlines plans for mining to increase traceability, use less water
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile has outlined plans to require miners in the country to increase traceability, slash water use amid a prolonged drought, and bolster the diversity of their ...
Aug 31, 2021
Tennis – Olympic champion Bencic cruises into U.S. Open second round
(Reuters) - Belinda Bencic, playing with a new found sense of freedom after winning a gold medal in the singles competition at the Tokyo Olympics, breezed past Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus 6-4 6-4 to reach ...
Aug 31, 2021
Argentina extends beef export cap, stoking farm tensions
By Maximilian Heath and Nicols Misculin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina extended beef export restrictions until the end of October on Tuesday, stoking tensions with the powerful farm sector as the ...
Aug 31, 2021
AG Nessel requests investigation into COVID Vaccination Card scam
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a petition with the Macomb County Circuit Court seeking authorization to issue a subpoena to Facebook to learn the iden...
Aug 31, 2021
Brazil’s Pele in ‘good health’ as he visits hospital for routine exams
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian former soccer star Pele said on Tuesday that he was undergoing routine exams in hospital and that he was in good health, denying a report of a more serious health issue....
Aug 31, 2021
Italy’s Di Maio denounces ‘climate of hatred’ against vaccination campaign
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's foreign minister Luigi Di Maio on Tuesday denounced a "climate of hatred" against the COVID-19 vaccination campaign after receiving death threats on social media. Protests are...
Aug 31, 2021
Louisiana assesses major damage to power grid from Ida
By Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) - The damage to Louisiana's power grid from Hurricane Ida is so extensive that the U.S. Coast Guard has joined the task of assessing the wreckage, a departure from its mar...
Aug 31, 2021
El Salvador Congress backs $150 million fund for bitcoin ahead of adoption
By Nelson Renteria SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's Congress on Tuesday approved a law to create a $150 million fund to facilitate conversions from bitcoin to U.S. dollars ahead of the Central A...
Aug 31, 2021
Excerpts of call between Joe Biden and Ashraf Ghani July 23
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani spoke by phone July 23. Here are excerpts from that call, based on a transcript and recording reviewed by Reuters...
Aug 31, 2021
Floods, outages stall energy firms’ restart efforts after Ida
By Marianna Parraga and Stephanie Kelly HOUSTON (Reuters) - Widespread flooding from Hurricane Ida and power outages on Tuesday slowed efforts by energy companies to assess damages at oil production f...
Aug 31, 2021
