Author Archives: Syndicated Content
WTO’s Ngozi: trade resilient, can help power coronavirus recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World Trade Organization Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said on Thursday that trade has been more resilient than expected during the coronavirus pandemic and is forecast t...
Apr 08, 2021
A taxing question for multinationals leaves stocks unscathed
By Thyagaraju Adinarayan and Sujata Rao LONDON (Reuters) - A global minimum corporate tax rate could deal a major blow to the multinationals which some governments allege shift billions of dollars in ...
Apr 08, 2021
Kremlin dismisses Ukraine’s accusation that military build-up aims to distract from politics
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's military build-up near its borders with Ukraine has nothing to do with any domestic issues including the jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pesk...
Apr 08, 2021
One in six Latin American youths left work since pandemic’s start
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Across Latin America and the Caribbean, one in every six people aged 18 to 29 has left work since the coronavirus pandemic began, forcing many to abandon their studies, a report sai...
Apr 08, 2021
Vaccine reaches descendants of runaway slaves as COVID-19 ravages Brazil
By Pilar Olivares MAGE, Brazil (Reuters) - A ray of hope reached a community descended from runaway slaves outside Rio de Janeiro this week as it received its first doses of COVID-19 vaccine after a l...
Apr 08, 2021
Michelin looks beyond tyres to help drive growth
By Gilles Guillaume PARIS (Reuters) - France's Michelin plans to add about 14 billion euros ($17 billion) to its annual revenues by 2030, by recovering from a pandemic-induced slowdown and diversifyin...
Apr 08, 2021
Fate of Dakota Access pipeline at stake at Friday court hearing
By Laila Kearney and Devika Krishna Kumar NEW YORK (Reuters) - The fate of the Dakota Access pipeline could be decided at a U.S. court hearing Friday, where federal regulators could set in motion a mo...
Apr 08, 2021
Lack of oxygen from police restraint killed Floyd, doctor testifies at Chauvin murder trial
By Jonathan Allen MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A critical care doctor called as a prosecution witness in Derek Chauvin's murder trial testified on Thursday that George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen caus...
Apr 08, 2021
Spanish government stops auction of a possible Caravaggio
MADRID (Reuters) - A last-minute intervention by Spain's Culture Ministry has prevented a painting it believes could be the work of Italian master Caravaggio from going on the auction block in Madrid ...
Apr 08, 2021
March delivery surge pushes Airbus jet supply higher in first quarter
PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus reported slightly higher deliveries in the first quarter with 125 aircraft handed over to airlines after a sharp increase in activity in March, company data showed on Thursday...
Apr 08, 2021
