Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Texas ranchers scramble to keep animals alive in unusual cold
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - Texas ranchers worked overtime to haul water and hay to cattle to keep them alive during a freak winter storm, but some cows have already succumbed to unusual icy t...
Feb 18, 2021
UK Black and South Asian groups lagging behind white people in COVID-19 vaccinations
LONDON (Reuters) - Only 55% of Black people in England aged between 70 to 79 had been vaccinated against COVID-19 by Feb. 11, compared to 86% of white people in this age group, according to early rese...
Feb 18, 2021
Walmart rides soaring holiday demand to beat same-store sales estimates
(Reuters) - Walmart Inc beat expectations for same-store sales growth on Thursday, as an early start to the holiday season and a boost from stimulus money late in the fourth quarter drove demand for e...
Feb 18, 2021
Greece protests to Turkey over research vessel
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece said on Thursday it had protested to Turkey over its deployment of a research vessel in the Aegean Sea, in what it called an "unnecessary" move as the two NATO allies seek to...
Feb 18, 2021
Top finance trade groups join calls for U.S. carbon pricing
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - Major U.S. financial trade groups on Thursday joined calls for some type of carbon pricing in the United States, underscoring the growing corporate enthusiasm for steps to s...
Feb 18, 2021
Investors seed indoor farms as pandemic disrupts food supplies
By Rod Nickel (Reuters) - Investors used to brush off Amin Jadavji's pitch to buy Elevate Farms' vertical growing technology and produce stacks of leafy greens indoors with artificial light. "They wou...
Feb 18, 2021
Mexico City plastic ban causes tampon concerns for women
By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - In Mexico City, one of the world's biggest cities, a product that many women relied on as a monthly necessity is gradually disappearing from the shelves: ...
Feb 18, 2021
Exclusive: Most U.S. firms hit with COVID-19 safety fines aren’t paying up
By Chris Kirkham (Reuters) - U.S. workplace safety regulators have announced more than $4 million in penalties on more than 300 employers they say put workers at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. But...
Feb 18, 2021
Thai PM’s aide files complaint accusing lawmaker of insulting king
BANGKOK (Reuters) - An aide to Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Thursday filed a criminal complaint accusing an opposition lawmaker of insulting the king, a crime punishable by up to 15 years ...
Feb 18, 2021
Denmark man gets four months in prison for coughing at police
By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced a man to four months' imprisonment for coughing at two police officers while shouting "corona" during a routi...
Feb 18, 2021
