Category Archives:
Exclusive: Brazil’s Petrobras price hikes show company’s independence -CEO
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro was not consulted or informed about state oil giant Petrobras' decision this week to raise fuel prices, which underscor...
Jul 07, 2021
Argentine F1 great Carlos Reutemann dies aged 79
By Ramiro Scandolo BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Former Formula One driver and Argentine politician Carlos Reutemann, who competed for more than a decade at the top of world motorsports, died on Wednesday ...
Jul 07, 2021
Tennis-Has Federer played his last match at Wimbledon?
By Pritha Sarkar LONDON (Reuters) - Whenever Roger Federer has stepped onto Centre Court over the past nine days, there has been a lingering fear that this might be the last time Wimbledon's favourite...
Jul 07, 2021
World Food Programme starts distributing food in crisis-hit Venezuela
(Reuters) - The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday it had begun distributing school meals to children in Venezuela, where some 7 million people require humanitarian assistance after yea...
Jul 07, 2021
Fed discussed design for possible standing repo facility, minutes show
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials continued to discuss in June how they could potentially structure a permanent facility for supporting U.S. money markets, according to minutes f...
Jul 07, 2021
Robinhood IPO faces threat of retail snub on Reddit
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - Online brokerage Robinhood Markets Inc, which helped enable the "meme stock" frenzy earlier this year and later attracted flak for its handling of the trading mania, is faci...
Jul 07, 2021
U.S. concerned by reports of China LGBTQI Plus social media curbs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it was concerned about reports that China had restricted use of social media accounts of LGBTQI Plus student groups and non-governmen...
Jul 07, 2021
President Biden talks education, student debt in visit to Illinois
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — President Joe Biden made his first trip to Illinois as president Wednesday to discuss the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan. The American Families Plan is a proposal by B...
Jul 07, 2021
U.S. expects seventh round of Iran nuclear talks; no details when
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday it expected a seventh round of indirect U.S.-Iran talks on resuming compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to take place "at the appropri...
Jul 07, 2021
Blinken to take part in talks with Saudi deputy defense minister: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will participate in State Department meetings on Wednesday with Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, the department sai...
Jul 07, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
45 °F Overcast
