Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Rio Tinto reaches agreement to assess Bougainville copper mine impact
(Reuters) -Rio Tinto said on Wednesday it has reached an agreement with stakeholders of the Bougainville community to look into potential environmental damage and human rights breaches at a copper min...
Jul 20, 2021
Pioneering female aviator Wally Funk is ‘America’s new sweetheart’
(Reuters) - Wally Funk became the oldest person to reach space on Tuesday - some 60 years after first undergoing astronaut training. Funk was one of the so-called Mercury 13 group of women https://www...
Jul 20, 2021
How safe is the U.S. president’s ‘nuclear football’? Pentagon watchdog to find out
By Phil Stewart and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon's watchdog said on Tuesday it would evaluate the safety protocols surrounding the president's "nuclear football" - containing code...
Jul 20, 2021
Tesla plans to open up its charging network to other EVs later this year
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc plans to open up its network of superchargers to other electric vehicles later this year, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Twitter. "We're making our Supercharger networ...
Jul 20, 2021
Heavy rainfall kills 12 in central China’s Henan provincial capital -Xinhua
(Reuters) - Heavy rainfall in central China's Henan province has killed 12 people in its capital, Zhengzhou, and has led to the relocation of about 100,000 people to safe zones, state media Xinhua rep...
Jul 20, 2021
British ministers cut off funding to chip factory after sale to China -Telegraph
(Reuters) - British ministers have cut off taxpayer-funded payments to Britain's biggest microchip factory after its sale to a Chinese-owned technology company, the Telegraph reported late on Tuesday....
Jul 20, 2021
Mexico’s Veracruz state votes to allow abortion, joining three other regions
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's southeastern state of Veracruz will become the fourth state in the predominantly Roman Catholic country to clear away criminal penalties for elec...
Jul 20, 2021
IMF, World Bank to hold October annual meetings only partially in-person
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund and World Bank 2021 annual meetings will be held in a hybrid format from Oct. 11-17 with officials from member countries invited to attend in per...
Jul 20, 2021
Chipotle says higher beef, freight costs will eat up menu price hikes
By Praveen Paramasivam and Hilary Russ (Reuters) - Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc beat estimates for comparable quarterly sales on Tuesday but warned that higher beef and freight costs will offset the ben...
Jul 20, 2021
AMC Entertainment shares up almost 25% as trading volume climbs
(Corrects typo in the last sentence) (Reuters) - Shares in AMC Entertainment closed up 24.5% on Tuesday after a late session volume spike boosted the cinema operator which has been a big focus on soci...
Jul 20, 2021
