Author Archives: Syndicated Content
‘I just ask God to help me’: Texas funeral home crushed by death as U.S. COVID toll nears 500,000
By Callaghan O'Hare and Maria Caspani HOUSTON (Reuters) - Sunday is traditionally a quiet day for Chuck Pryor's Houston funeral home, but on this Sunday in February, almost a year after the global pan...
Feb 18, 2021
Toyota investing $210 million to expand West Virginia engine production
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said Thursday it is investing $210 million to expand engine production in West Virginia and add 100 new jobs. The Japanese automaker said i...
Feb 18, 2021
Auto supplier Visteon sees more plant closures due to chip shortage
(Reuters) - Auto parts supplier Visteon Corp said on Thursday the global semiconductor chip shortage could hit global auto production by about 10% to 15% in the first half of 2021 and likely lead to a...
Feb 18, 2021
Blinken tells Ghani U.S. supports Afghanistan peace process -statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the ongoing review of the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan in a Wednesday call with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, with the top U.S. dipl...
Feb 18, 2021
Dutch curfew to stay as government circumvents court order to drop it
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A night-time curfew to fight the coronavirus looks set to remain in place in the Netherlands as most parties in parliament voiced support on Thursday for an emergency government ...
Feb 18, 2021
Mexico’s president says new agreement to help Pemex lower tax burden
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday that a new agreement will come into force to once again reduce the tax burden on state oil company Pemex. The los...
Feb 18, 2021
Column: OPEC+ under pressure to boost output as oil climbs towards peak – Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's oil minister has called for a cautious approach to raising production, even as prices surge and many traders anticipate an increasingly severe shortage o...
Feb 18, 2021
Blinken, Quad ministers discuss COVID, climate, security issues: State Dept.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed Myanmar, COVID-19, climate and Indo-Pacific territorial and navigation issues with his counterparts from India, Japan and Austra...
Feb 18, 2021
World Bank taking ‘extra cautious’ approach toward Myanmar-Malpass
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank is taking an "extra cautious" stance toward future engagement with Myanmar after the country's military seized power but is continuing to execute existing project...
Feb 18, 2021
U.N. Yemen envoy says Houthi assault on Marib ‘must stop’
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. Yemen mediator Martin Griffiths on Thursday called for a stop to an offensive by the Houthi movement on the government-held city of Marib, warning that "the quest for territo...
Feb 18, 2021
