Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Global tailings dam standards fall short of changes sought by civil society groups
By Jeff Lewis TORONTO (Reuters) - A sweeping global standard that sets out how the world's largest miners care for waste dams falls short of measures environmental and civil society groups say are nee...
Jun 24, 2020
Minnesota sues Exxon, Koch and API for being ‘deceptive’ on climate change
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The state of Minnesota on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the American Petroleum Institute, Exxon Mobil Corp and Koch Industries for what it called a deca...
Jun 24, 2020
U.S. agency prepares for massive staff cuts in blow to legal immigration system
By Mica Rosenberg and Mimi Dwyer NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. agency in charge of processing immigration applications said on Wednesday it was preparing to furlough nearly 70% of its workforce unless...
Jun 24, 2020
Newborn Mexican triplets have coronavirus, but parents do not
By Rocio Lopez MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican health authorities are trying to understand how a set of newborn triplets became infected with the novel coronavirus even though neither one of their par...
Jun 24, 2020
AstraZeneca eyes three-drug inhaler opportunity after trial results
By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) - AstraZeneca is eyeing the further growth of its respiratory treatments business as a three-drug inhaler was shown to prevent flare-ups and death in cases of smoker's lung....
Jun 24, 2020
U.S. Open to hold wheelchair event after player backlash
(Reuters) - The organisers of the U.S. Open said on Wednesday they will include a wheelchair tournament at this year's Grand Slam in New York following a wave of player backlash over their initial dec...
Jun 24, 2020
France’s new coronavirus deaths sharply down, total at 29,731
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of people who died from coronavirus infection in France rose by 11 to 29,731 on Wednesday, down sharply versus Tuesday when the weekly data for nursing homes were included...
Jun 24, 2020
Siberian heat wave is a ‘warning cry’ from the Arctic, climate scientists say
By Matthew Green and Emma Farge LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - Pine trees are bursting into flames. Boggy peatlands are tinderbox dry. And towns in northern Russia are sweltering under conditions more typi...
Jun 24, 2020
Fiat Chrysler’s Dodge, Kia Motors top J.D. Power quality study
(Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler's Dodge and Kia Motors topped an initial quality study of new vehicles sold in the United States based on owner responses, industry consultant J.D. Power said on Wednesday. T...
Jun 24, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 2,336,615 coronavirus cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 2,336,615 cases of the coronavirus, an increase of 34,313 cases from its previous count, and said that the n...
Jun 24, 2020
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