September 29, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) -YouTube will block all anti-vaccine content, moving beyond its ban on false information about the COVID vaccines to include content that contains misinformation about other approved vaccines, it said in a blog post on Wednesday. Examples of content that won’t be allowed on YouTube include claims that the flu vaccine […]
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Tunisian leader names new PM with little experience at crisis moment
September 29, 2021 By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) -President Kais Saied named a geologist with little government experience as Tunisia’s first woman prime minister on Wednesday amid a crisis following his seizure of sweeping powers and with public finances close to breaking point. He asked Najla Bouden Romdhane, a little-known professor of […]
China seeks to quell power crunch fears, as coal prices soar, winter nears
September 29, 2021 By Gabriel Crossley and Shivani Singh SHENYANG, China (Reuters) – China on Wednesday demanded railway companies and local authorities raise their game in shipping vital coal supplies to utilities, as regions key to the world’s no. 2 economy grapple with power cuts that have crippled industrial output. The order, handed down from […]
International community will stop supporting Mali if it brings in mercenaries – France
September 29, 2021 PARIS (Reuters) – France warned Mali on Thursday that it would lose the support of the international community if it agreed a deal with Russian mercenaries. Diplomatic and security sources have told Reuters that Mali’s year-old military junta is close to recruiting the Russian Wagner Group https://ift.tt/2Y4lKCM, and France has launched a […]
Funds demand science-based emissions targets from 1,600 firms
September 29, 2021 By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -Funds managing nearly $30 trillion in assets called on Wednesday for 1,600 of the world’s most polluting companies to “urgently” set science-based emissions reduction targets. The 220 investors, including Fidelity International and Amundi, said they had written to CEOs of firms they invest in demanding targets that […]
Democrats mobilize to extend government funding, avert shutdown
September 29, 2021 By David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats in Congress on Wednesday mobilized to defuse one of several crises they face this week, saying they would vote to head off an imminent government shutdown before funding expires at midnight on Thursday. The Senate could vote on Wednesday or Thursday to fund […]
Mali junta wiping its feet on blood of French soldiers, says angry France
September 29, 2021 By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) -France’s Armed Forces minister defended her country’s counterterrorism role in Mali and accused the military junta of hypocrisy, bad faith and wanting to delay a transition to democracy after the African country’s prime minister said Paris was abandoning it. Relations between France and its former colony have […]
Gender equality in Japan? Ruling party race shows female PM is still a way off
September 29, 2021 By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) – The secretaries handing out ballots as Japan’s ruling party chose the next prime minister on Wednesday were all women. The power brokers and lawmakers doing the voting were overwhelmingly men. For the first time ever, two women stood in the race to become leader of the […]
Romanian truckers, hit by taxes at home, tempted by British jobs
September 29, 2021 By Radu-Sorin Marinas and Octav Ganea BUCHAREST (Reuters) – For 32-year-old Romanian international trucker Nicolae, Britain’s driver crisis could be just what he needs to keep his small business afloat. Britain’s shortage of about 100,000 truck drivers, the result of workers leaving the industry, Brexit and the pandemic, has caused havoc with […]
Some users say WeChat blocks China Evergrande messaging groups
September 29, 2021 By David Kirton ZHUHAI, China (Reuters) – Some instant messaging groups used by people owed money by property giant China Evergrande Group to organize protests and discuss claims have been blocked on Tencent Holdings’ WeChat platform, group members said on Wednesday. Eight users across at least eight different groups, each numbering around […]
Wall Street firms dust off plans as debt limit talks go to the wire
September 29, 2021 By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wall Street firms are sounding alarm bells and dusting off contingency plans as fears grow that Congress may fail to reach a deal to raise the country’s debt limit in time, executives said. With federal government funding due to expire on Thursday and […]
United Airlines CEO says vaccine mandate won’t impact operations
September 29, 2021 CHICAGO (Reuters) – United Airlines does not expect its vaccine mandate to impact the company’s operations, Chief Executive Scott Kirby told CNBC on Wednesday. The comments came a day after the airline said it would start the process of firing 593 employees who failed to comply with its vaccination policy. United said […]
GM CEO Barra named chair of Business Roundtable
September 29, 2021 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Motors Chief Executive Mary Barra on Wednesday was named chair of the Business Roundtable, an influential group of U.S. business leaders, the automaker confirmed. Barra was elected by fellow CEOs to succeed Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Walmart, who has chaired the group since January 2020. Business […]
Dollar ascends to fresh 10-1/2-month peak; U.S. debt ceiling impact muted
September 29, 2021 By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Iain Withers NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar surged on Wednesday to a fresh 10-1/2-month peak against rival currencies, boosted by increased expectations for a reduction in the U.S. Federal Reserve’s asset purchases by the end of the year and an interest rate hike, possibly in late 2022. The […]
Myanmar currency drops 60% in weeks as economy tanks since February coup
September 29, 2021 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s currency has lost more than 60% of its value since the beginning of September, driving up food and fuel prices in an economy that has tanked since a military coup eight months ago. Many gold shops and money exchanges closed on Wednesday due to the turmoil, while the kyat’s […]
Facebook Reels exits beta in the U.S. with offers to pay creators for well-performing videos
After launching into beta tests just last month, Facebook today is rolling out Reels to all Facebook users in the U.S. on both iOS and Android. The feature, Facebook’s response to TikTok, allows creators to make and share short-form video content using a variety of editing tools including those for music and audio, AR effects, […]
Starfish Space raises $7M for in-orbit servicing space tug
Satellite servicing company Starfish Space has closed $7 million in funding to accelerate the development of a space tug vehicle that can extend the life of spacecraft and get rid of orbital debris. Servicing satellites used to be nigh impossible, due to the extreme costs associated with going to orbit. Essentially, once a spacecraft was […]
German SPD says talks with kingmakers will not start this week
September 29, 2021 BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD), who narrowly won Sunday’s national election, will not start talks with the Greens and the Free Democrats (FDP) about forming a three-way government until next week, a senior SPD politician said on Wednesday. The Greens and the liberal FDP, who are far apart on many […]
‘You are making the future today’, Pope tells youth climate activists
September 29, 2021 MILAN (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday praised youth climate campaigners for their efforts to tackle global warming and encouraged them to carry on with their work “for the good of humanity”. Thousands of young activists have converged on Milan this week for a Youth4Climate event, with some 400, from about 190 […]
N.Korea joins race for new hypersonic missile with latest test
September 29, 2021 By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea test-fired a newly developed hypersonic missile earlier this week, state news media KCNA reported on Wednesday, joining a race headed by major military powers to deploy the advanced weapons system. North Korea fired the missile off its east coast towards the sea, South Korea’s military […]
