Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. House’s Hoyer: House in near future to take up bill to raise minimum wage to $15
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday the U.S. House of Representatives will take up legislation "in the near future" to raise the minimum wage to $15 over five years, ...
Mar 02, 2021
FBI chief Chris Wray accuses Capitol attackers of domestic terrorism
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - FBI Director Chris Wray on Tuesday accused supporters of Donald Trump who carried out a deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol of domestic terrorism and vowe...
Mar 02, 2021
Mexico sees no need for drastic oil exports cuts as sales remain firm: PMI
By Marianna Parraga (Reuters) - Mexico does not see the need to reduce its oil exports, as many Latin American producers did last year, because demand and pricing for its flagship crude remains firm, ...
Mar 02, 2021
Contagious Brazil COVID-19 variant evades immunity, scientists warn
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - A highly transmissible COVID-19 variant that emerged in Brazil and has now been found in at least 20 countries can re-infect people who previously recovered from the...
Mar 02, 2021
Obey rules, PM warns, as Portugal turns corner in tough COVID-19 battle
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal had its fewest COVID-19 patients in hospital in four months on Tuesday, data showed, as its prime minister warned that enforcing lockdown curbs remained ...
Mar 02, 2021
Iran’s only female Olympic medallist to compete under white flag in Tokyo
ASCHAFFENBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Iranian female Olympic medal winner Kimia Alizadeh has been granted refugee status in Germany and aims to compete in the Olympic Refugee Team under a white flag in T...
Mar 02, 2021
ADNOC CEO says low-cost oil will remain central to the fuel mix
By Jessica Resnick-Ault NEW YORK (Reuters) - Low-cost oil will be needed even as the world is in an energy transition, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, chief executive of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) ...
Mar 02, 2021
U.S. House’s Hoyer expects House to return to Biden’s COVID-19 aid plan next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday he expects the House of Representatives to take up President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan again next week, ...
Mar 02, 2021
Pioneer CEO sees ‘very little growth’ in U.S. oil production
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. oil production will likely see "very little growth" in the future after remaining largely flat in 2021 at around 11 million barrels a day, Scott Sheffield, Pioneer Natural Re...
Mar 02, 2021
Alonso does not look or drive like a 39-year-old, says Ocon
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Esteban Ocon expects new team mate Fernando Alonso to come back strongly with Renault-owned Alpine this season after two years out of Formula One and at the age of 3...
Mar 02, 2021
