Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Turkey calls on Canada to review defence industry restrictions
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu urged NATO ally Canada on Monday to review defence industry restrictions which it imposed on Ankara last year. Canada suspended exports o...
Apr 12, 2021
Uber, PayPal, Walgreens launch $11 million vaccine rides fund
By Tina Bellon (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc, PayPal Holdings Inc and Walgreens Inc on Monday said they launched an $11 million fund to provide free ride-hail trips to U.S. COVID-19 vaccination si...
Apr 12, 2021
Protesters scuffle again with Italian police over COVID-19 curbs
ROME (Reuters) - Protesters scuffled with police for a second week running on Monday as frustrated restaurant and small business owners demonstrated against continued coronavirus restrictions that are...
Apr 12, 2021
Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala to increase troops along borders: White House official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration has secured agreements for Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala to place more troops on their borders, a White House official said on Monday amid the growing num...
Apr 12, 2021
Two ex-Milosevic aides played pivotal role in 1990s Balkan wars: U.N. prosecutors
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - U.N. prosecutors told judges Monday that two former Serbian security officials who served under Slobodan Milosevic helped train and equip ethnic Serbs to conduct brutal ethnic cl...
Apr 12, 2021
New York State pension fund divests from seven oil sands companies
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The New York State pension fund is restricting investment in seven Canadian oil sands companies because they do not have viable plans to adapt to low-carbon future, the fu...
Apr 12, 2021
Nervous North American farmers set to ‘seed in faith’ into parched soils
By Rod Nickel and Julie Ingwersen WINNIPEG, Manitoba/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fields across the Canadian Prairies and the U.S. Northern Plains are among the driest on record, raising production risks in on...
Apr 12, 2021
Michigan gas prices much higher than this time in 2020, but lower than the previous year
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Gas prices in Michigan dropped five cents per gallon on average compared to a week ago. Drivers are now paying an average of $2.79 for regular unleaded. "Michigan mot...
Apr 12, 2021
Samsung SDI to supply battery cells to EV startup Rivian
(Reuters) - Electric vehicle startup Rivian, backed by Amazon.com Inc and Ford Motor Co, said on Monday that South Korean manufacturer Samsung SDI Co Limited would supply battery cells for its vehicle...
Apr 12, 2021
GM marketing spend will return to normal levels post pandemic-chief marketing officer
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co's marketing and promotional spending will return to normal levels after the COVID-19 pandemic caused that budget to drop last year, the U.S. automaker's top marke...
Apr 12, 2021
