Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Argentina’s wetlands under assault by worst fires in more than a decade
By Cassandra Garrison and Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The worst fires in more than a decade are cutting through Argentina's vast wetlands, exacerbated by low water levels in the Parana R...
Sep 02, 2020
South Africa ready to help insurgency-hit Mozambique, if asked
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa is ready to help insurgency-hit Mozambique with support from its intelligence services or military, but its neighbour would first need to request that help, South...
Sep 02, 2020
Robinhood faces SEC probe related to deals with high-speed traders: WSJ
(Reuters) - Robinhood Markets Inc faces a probe by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its early failure to fully disclose its practice of selling clients' orders to high-speed traders, t...
Sep 02, 2020
Duped by Russia, freelancers ensnared in disinformation campaign by promise of easy money
By Jack Stubbs LONDON (Reuters) - When freelance journalist Laura Walters submitted a 1,000 word article about Chinese political influence in New Zealand to her new editors at non-profit media outlet ...
Sep 02, 2020
ICC says U.S. sanctions are an attack on rule of law
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday said moves by the U.S. government to place sanctions on its prosecutor were an attack on international justice and the rule of...
Sep 02, 2020
Mexico’s environment minister resigns, president defends government’s green record
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's environment minister has resigned after clashing with colleagues over policy priorities, prompting President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to defend the government's gre...
Sep 02, 2020
Fans will return to PGA Tour events when it’s safe, says Monahan
(Reuters) - PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said on Wednesday the road to this week's final event of a season interrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak has been a long one and that it may still be some t...
Sep 02, 2020
Winter sea ice in Bering Sea reached lowest levels in millennia: study
By Matthew Green LONDON (Reuters) - The Bering Sea ice cover during the winters of 2018 and 2019 hit new lows not seen in thousands of years, scientists reported on Wednesday, adding to concerns about...
Sep 02, 2020
Steroids cut COVID-19 death risk; hepatitis C drugs may help fight the coronavirus
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by ...
Sep 02, 2020
Exclusive: Brazil Amazon fires likely worst in 10 years, August data incomplete, government researcher says
By Jake Spring BRASILIA (Reuters) - The official August data on the number of fires in Brazil's Amazon needs to be corrected and will likely show an increase over last year, meaning that blazes surged...
Sep 02, 2020
