Category Archives:
UK tax plan incentivizes oil, gas producers to pump more fossil fuels
By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) - The British government's 5 billion pound ($6.29 billion) windfall tax plan for oil and gas producers includes an incentive for those producers to pump more fossil...
May 26, 2022
Factbox-How Canada, Australia, UK changed laws after mass shootings
(Reuters) - A shooting at a Texas elementary school that killed 19 children and two teachers has revived a push for new gun safety laws in the United States, which has more firearms than people and mo...
May 26, 2022
‘Goodfellas’ actor Ray Liotta, 67, is dead – media reports
(Reuters) - Actor Ray Liotta, 67, the star of the 1990 blockbuster crime film "Goodfellas", died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, according to media reports on Thursday. Liotta was engaged to b...
May 26, 2022
Cancer treatments may benefit from lessons of pandemic set-backs -AstraZeneca executive
By Divya Chowdhury and Lisa Pauline Mattackal DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Although cancer screening and diagnosis was hit by the coronavirus pandemic, resulting advances in medical technology and g...
May 26, 2022
Justin Timberlake sells song catalogue to Hipgnosis
(Reuters) - Justin Timberlake has sold the rights to his songs including hits such as "Cry Me A River" and "Rock Your Body" to Hipgnosis Song Management, the latest pop star to cash in on his body of ...
May 26, 2022
CD Projekt’s first-quarter profit more than doubles
(Reuters) - Polish video game maker CD Projekt more than doubled its first-quarter net profit, helped by a pick up in sales of its flagship "Cyberpunk 2077" game after months spent fixing glitches. "T...
May 26, 2022
Trump must testify in New York probe, appeals court rules
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump must testify under oath in the New York Attorney General's civil investigation into his business practices, an intermediate state appeals cou...
May 26, 2022
Elvis film director calls Presley family response ‘greatest review of my life’
By Mindy Burrows and Mimosa Spencer CANNES, France (Reuters) - Film director Baz Luhrmann said the reaction of Elvis Presley's family to his film about the flamboyant American icon, which premiered at...
May 26, 2022
Amber Heard details death threats as testimony ends in Johnny Depp defamation case
By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) - "Aquaman" actor Amber Heard delivered the final testimony in the multimillion-dollar defamation battle with ex-husband Johnny Depp on Thursday, telling jurors she faces da...
May 26, 2022
Dutch insurer NN Group expects to bring forward coal investment exit
By Jessica DiNapoli DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - NN Group NV expects to accelerate its deadline to exit coal investments, now set at 2030, due to fears about Europe reverting to burning the fossil f...
May 26, 2022
Peoria, IL, USA
41 °F Clear
