Author Archives: Syndicated Content
One in three women endure physical or sexual violence: WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Nearly one in three women worldwide is subjected to physical or sexual violence during her lifetime, pervasive criminal behaviour that has increased during the ...
Mar 09, 2021
U.S. judge approves $1.5 billion Daimler diesel emissions settlement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday approved Daimler AG's $1.5 billion settlement to resolve a U.S. government probe into diesel pollution from 250,000 vehicles. The settlement, which was a...
Mar 09, 2021
Canada’s Shopify buys contract to suck CO2 from air to cut emissions
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - E-commerce firm Shopify said on Tuesday it would become the first customer to buy contract carbon removal units from Canada-based direct air capture company...
Mar 09, 2021
Two senators put hold on Biden’s nomination Deb Haaland to head U.S. Interior Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senators Steve Daines and Cynthia Lummis on Tuesday put holds on President Joe Biden's nomination of Representative Deb Haaland to be secretary of the U.S. Interior D...
Mar 09, 2021
India summons British envoy over ‘unwarranted’ criticism of farm protests
By Alasdair Pal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's foreign ministry said on Tuesday it had summoned the United Kingdom's high commissioner over what it called "unwarranted and tendentious discussion" of In...
Mar 09, 2021
Sudan launches vaccination roll-out for medical workers
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan on Tuesday launched a coronavirus vaccination roll-out, giving priority to medical workers, state news agency SUNA said. Health care workers at Jabra isolation hospital in t...
Mar 09, 2021
Tegna board nominee pulls out, citing incident with CEO
(Reuters) - Media company Tegna Inc said on Tuesday a board candidate had withdrawn his nomination, citing an incident years ago with the company's chief executive that "offended and upset" him. Adoni...
Mar 09, 2021
SoftBank-backed Coupang boosts IPO price, aims for $58 billion valuation
(Reuters) - South Korea's Coupang Inc, which is backed by SoftBank Group Corp, is seeking a valuation of more than $58 billion in its U.S. stock market debut, after the e-commerce giant raised the pri...
Mar 09, 2021
Irked Thai PM sprays reporters with hand sanitiser to duck tricky questions
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha left reporters stunned and amused on Tuesday when he interrupted his own news conference to spray them with hand sanitiser in a bid to dodge t...
Mar 09, 2021
TSX opens higher as gold miners track bullion gains
(Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened higher on Tuesday, led by an over 2% rise in materials stocks, as gold miners tracked gains in bullion prices. * At 9:30 a.m. ET (14:30 GMT), the Toronto S...
Mar 09, 2021
