Author Archives: Syndicated Content
USTR Tai calls for bold action to put climate at center of trade policy
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Thursday laid out her vision for using trade policy to protect the planet and combat climate change, and said the Unit...
Apr 15, 2021
France’s COVID-19 death toll breaches 100,000; eighth-highest in world
PARIS (Reuters) -France's COVID-19 death toll rose on Thursday to more than 100,000, according to the latest hospital figures from the health ministry, marking a bleak milestone for President Emmanuel...
Apr 15, 2021
Self-driving truck maker TuSimple valued at $8.5 billion in Nasdaq debut
(Reuters) - Shares of TuSimple Holdings Inc made a lackluster U.S. stock market debut on Thursday, giving the self-driving truck maker a market capitalization of $8.5 billion. TuSimple shares opened a...
Apr 15, 2021
Brazil demand for U.S. to pay upfront stalls deal to save Amazon forest
By Jake Spring BRASILIA (Reuters) - The United States and Brazil are at an impasse on a deal to stop destruction of the Amazon rainforest, which has surged under right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, t...
Apr 15, 2021
Brazil’s COVID-19 response cost thousands of lives, says humanitarian group
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Brazilian government's "failed response" to the pandemic led to thousands of otherwise avoidable deaths and created a humanitarian catastrophe that is still playing out,...
Apr 15, 2021
Slovak PM sees Sputnik V jabs by May despite rows with Russia, regulators
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia may start using Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in early May, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said on Thursday, more than two months after a batch of 200,000 doses arriv...
Apr 15, 2021
Factbox: Details of funeral service planned for Britain’s Prince Philip
LONDON (Reuters) - Following are details of the funeral this Saturday for Britain's Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth's husband, who died on April 9 aged 99. THE FUNERAL The funeral, which will be broadc...
Apr 15, 2021
Celebrity couple J.Lo and A-Rod split because “we are better as friends”
By Lisa Richwine and Barbara Goldberg LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer and actress Jennifer Lopez and former New York Yankees baseball star Alex Rodriguez called off their engagement because "w...
Apr 15, 2021
Ferrari chairman says making ‘good progress’ on CEO shortlist
MILAN (Reuters) - Ferrari is making good progress on a shortlist of "very strong" candidates to be the Italian luxury carmaker's next chief executive, Chairman John Elkann told shareholders at a gener...
Apr 15, 2021
Lebanon energy minister blames fuel shortage on Syria smuggling
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's caretaker energy minister on Thursday blamed the country's fuel crisis on profiteers who smuggle gasoline into neighbouring Syria. At a Cabinet meeting to discuss the issu...
Apr 15, 2021
