Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Two ex-Milosevic aides played pivotal role in 1990s Balkan wars: U.N. prosecutors
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - U.N. prosecutors told judges Monday that two former Serbian security officials who served under Slobodan Milosevic helped train and equip ethnic Serbs to conduct brutal ethnic cl...
Apr 12, 2021
New York State pension fund divests from seven oil sands companies
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The New York State pension fund is restricting investment in seven Canadian oil sands companies because they do not have viable plans to adapt to low-carbon future, the fu...
Apr 12, 2021
Nervous North American farmers set to ‘seed in faith’ into parched soils
By Rod Nickel and Julie Ingwersen WINNIPEG, Manitoba/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fields across the Canadian Prairies and the U.S. Northern Plains are among the driest on record, raising production risks in on...
Apr 12, 2021
Michigan gas prices much higher than this time in 2020, but lower than the previous year
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Gas prices in Michigan dropped five cents per gallon on average compared to a week ago. Drivers are now paying an average of $2.79 for regular unleaded. "Michigan mot...
Apr 12, 2021
Samsung SDI to supply battery cells to EV startup Rivian
(Reuters) - Electric vehicle startup Rivian, backed by Amazon.com Inc and Ford Motor Co, said on Monday that South Korean manufacturer Samsung SDI Co Limited would supply battery cells for its vehicle...
Apr 12, 2021
GM marketing spend will return to normal levels post pandemic-chief marketing officer
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co's marketing and promotional spending will return to normal levels after the COVID-19 pandemic caused that budget to drop last year, the U.S. automaker's top marke...
Apr 12, 2021
German CDU backs Laschet to succeed Merkel as chancellor
By Andreas Rinke and Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) backed party chairman Armin Laschet on Monday to run for chancellor at a September election, and asked him to spe...
Apr 12, 2021
BoE’s Tenreyro says removing policy support too early could be costly
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England interest rate-setter Silvana Tenreyro said removing fiscal or monetary policy support for the economy too early after last year's coronavirus slump could have a dama...
Apr 12, 2021
China reports H5N6 avian flu in wild birds in Liaoning
(Reuters) - China's agriculture ministry said on Monday that the highly pathogenic H5N6 avian flu had been found in wild birds in the northeastern province of Liaoning, marking the first confirmed cas...
Apr 12, 2021
Coronavirus pandemic ‘a long way from over’, WHO’s Tedros says
GENEVA (Reuters) -Confusion and complacency in addressing COVID-19 means the pandemic is a long way from over, but it can be brought under control in months with proven public health measures, WHO Dir...
Apr 12, 2021
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