Author Archives: Syndicated Content
BHP to spend up to $93 million under Chilean environmental court agreement
By Fabian Cambero and Aislinn Laing SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Mining group BHP will spend up to $93 million in environmental repairs and reparations after a Chilean court brokered an agreement in a lawsuit...
Jun 02, 2021
Ice hockey-Calgary to host postponed women’s world championships
(Reuters) - The women's ice hockey world championships, postponed early this year because of a surge in COVID-19 cases in Halifax, have been rescheduled for Aug. 20-31 and moved to Calgary, Hockey Can...
Jun 02, 2021
French new COVID cases below 10,000 for second day in a row
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of new COVID-19 cases in France held below 10,000 for the second day in a row on Wednesday as pressure on hospitals eased further and the daily death toll dropped sharply ...
Jun 02, 2021
Ontario to keep schools closed for in-person learning until autumn
By Moira Warburton (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Ontario will keep schools closed for in-person learning until the new school year starts in September, even as COVID-19 case counts flatten and ...
Jun 02, 2021
At F8, Facebook rolls out business messaging changes in e-commerce push
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is opening up ways for businesses to interact with customers on Instagram and WhatsApp, it said on Wednesday at its virtual developers conference 'F8 Re...
Jun 02, 2021
Cuba approves long-sought legal status for private businesses
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has approved a reform that includes long-sought legal status for private businesses that began operating decades ago under the title of "self-employed", state-run...
Jun 02, 2021
Ukraine’s leader asks lawmakers to adopt ‘anti-oligarch’ law
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged parliament on Wednesday to adopt a proposed law he said would curb the influence of 'oligarchs', or politically powerful business figures...
Jun 02, 2021
More safeguards in revamped EU data transfer tools, EU justice chief says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will on Friday adopt revamped data transfer tools with more legal and privacy safeguards to allow companies to transfer Europeans' data sec...
Jun 02, 2021
Czech prime minister may be among first in crosshairs of new European prosecutor
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and his business empire may be among the first cases investigated by the European Union's new joint prosecution after a referral from national auth...
Jun 02, 2021
Oil and gas stocks carry $126 billion cost for Norway’s sovereign fund – research
By Tom Arnold and Gwladys Fouche LONDON/OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's sovereign wealth fund missed out on $125.8 billion in potential returns over a three year period by investing in oil and gas rather th...
Jun 02, 2021
