Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive-Peru’s Castillo expects mining firms to accept ‘prudent’ tax changes, adviser says
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's socialist president-in-waiting expects mining firms enjoying high metals prices to be won over to "prudent" plans to hike taxes on mineral resources, a top advi...
Jul 06, 2021
U.S. finalizes Belarus air travel restrictions after aircraft diversion
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department finalized an order on Tuesday banning ticket sales for air travel between the United States and Belarus, acting after Mins...
Jul 06, 2021
Factbox-Bezos, Branson and Musk: Who is winning the space tourism race?
(Reuters) - Three billionaire entrepreneurs - Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Richard Branson - are each vying to usher in a new era of private commercial space travel. Here is how their rival ventures com...
Jul 06, 2021
Nvidia gives health researchers access to UK supercomputer
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Nvidia Corp on Wednesday said it opened what it claims is the fastest UK supercomputer to outside researchers that include both academic scientists and commercial firms s...
Jul 06, 2021
Mass-testing reduced Liverpool COVID-19 cases by a fifth, study finds
LONDON (Reuters) - A mass rapid-testing scheme reduced COVID-19 cases in the English city of Liverpool by more than a fifth, researchers said on Wednesday, arguing it was an effective public health in...
Jul 06, 2021
Investors say banks must toughen climate policies or face AGM rebellion – letter
By Simon Jessop and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) - Investors managing $4.2 trillion on Wednesday called on some of the world's biggest banks to toughen their climate and biodiversity policies or ri...
Jul 06, 2021
Corporate net debt seen rising as companies spend pandemic cash piles
By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) - Global corporates' net debt will increase by as much as $600 billion this year as they start to spend some of the cash piles accumulated during the pandemic, a study by as...
Jul 06, 2021
NFL-Biden praises decision to allow Kinley to attend Bucs’ training camp
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday praised the Pentagon's decision to allow former Naval Academy midshipman Cameron Kinley to attend the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' training camp later this mon...
Jul 06, 2021
Nikola shareholders reject executive pay proposal
BERKELEY, California (Reuters) - Shareholders of Nikola Corp have voted against a proposal to approve compensation paid to its "named executive officers," including $159.2 million to founder and forme...
Jul 06, 2021
Vaccinated Britons arriving from ‘amber list’ nations to avoid quarantine -media
(Reuters) - Fully vaccinated travellers arriving from countries on Britain's "amber list" are set to avoid quarantine from as early as July 19, British media reported on Tuesday, as airlines prepared ...
Jul 06, 2021
