Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mexico says Vitol offered to pay Pemex millions in damages
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Vitol, the world's largest independent oil trader, offered to pay Mexican national oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) $17 million in damages after Vitol admitted to paying br...
Mar 03, 2021
U.S. judge knocks nearly $6 million off fine for Exxon Baytown, Texas, pollution
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Houston knocked $5.7 million off the fine Exxon Mobil Corp faces for pollution from its largest U.S. crude oil refinery, according to court documents. U.S. Distr...
Mar 03, 2021
COVID infections are dropping in North America, but vaccination too slow in Latin America, says PAHO
BRASILIA (Reuters) - New infections of COVID-19 are dropping in the United States, Canada and Mexico, but in Latin America vaccinations have hardly begun, raising the risk of dangerous new variants em...
Mar 03, 2021
Scientists warn of rebound after record 7% fall in global emissions
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - Coronavirus restrictions led to a record 7% fall in global carbon emissions last year, but the drop will be short-lived unless efforts to phase out fossil fuel are ...
Mar 03, 2021
American Airlines to launch first employee vaccine site at Chicago’s O’Hare
(Reuters) - American Airlines will on Thursday begin providing employees with a limited supply of Johnson & Johnson's single-shot COVID-19 vaccine at Chicago's O'Hare airport, according to a letter se...
Mar 03, 2021
Exclusive: EU set to warn Aon over its $30 billion Willis buy – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are set to warn Aon that its $30 billion bid for Willis Towers Watson to create the world's largest insurance broker may hurt competition unless concession...
Mar 03, 2021
DAZN names former Disney exec Kevin Mayer as chairman
(Reuters) - Sports streaming platform DAZN Group named Kevin Mayer, who was previously TikTok CEO and a Disney executive, as chairman, it said on Wednesday. Mayer brings over his streaming expertise f...
Mar 03, 2021
Toronto 2018 van attack suspect guilty, judge rules
TORONTO (Reuters) - The man charged with plowing a rented van into dozens of people in Toronto in 2018, killing 10, is guilty of all 26 counts, a judge ruled on Wednesday. Alek Minassian, 28, told pol...
Mar 03, 2021
Police warn of possible bid by militia group to attack U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Capitol Police department has obtained intelligence pointing to a possible plot to "breach the Capitol by an unidentified militia group" on Thursday, the agency said on...
Mar 03, 2021
Tom Brady’s memory of Lombardi Trophy toss a bit wobbly
Maybe the most memorable pass of Tom Brady's career is one the 43-year-old quarterback claims he doesn't remember. During the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' celebration of the Super Bowl win, Brady launched th...
Mar 03, 2021
