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Bezos’ Blue Origin delays 5th crewed flight
(Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin delayed its fifth crewed launch that was scheduled for Friday as one of the New Shepard rocket's back-up systems did not meet expectations. Bl...
May 18, 2022
Tallgrass Energy, ADM plan CO2 transport and sequestration deal
By Liz Hampton DENVER (Reuters) - Pipeline firm Tallgrass Energy on Wednesday said it will convert a natural gas pipeline into carbon dioxide service, and ship CO2 from an Archer-Daniels-Midland Co co...
May 18, 2022
Reinsurer SCOR tightens oil sector cover over carbon emissions
By Simon Jessop and Tassilo Hummel LONDON (Reuters) - SCOR, the world's fourth-biggest reinsurer, said on Wednesday it would stop covering new oil field production projects from 2023 unless the compan...
May 18, 2022
Texas power use hits monthly record during heatwave
(Reuters) - Power demand in Texas hit a monthly record on Tuesday and will likely break that high on Wednesday as consumers keep their air conditioners cranked up to escape a lingering spring heatwave...
May 18, 2022
Canada’s annual inflation rate edges up to 6.8% in April
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's annual inflation rate accelerated again in April, edging ahead of analyst expectations, largely driven by rising food and shelter prices, Statistics Canada ...
May 18, 2022
World Bank to offer $30 billion over 15 months to ease looming food crisis-Treasury report
BONN (Reuters) - The World Bank will make $30 billion available to help stem a food security crisis threatened by Russia's war in Ukraine, which has cut off most grain exports from the two countries, ...
May 18, 2022
New York agency accuses Amazon of pregnancy and disability discrimination
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The New York State Division of Human Rights has filed a complaint against Amazon.com Inc accusing the online retailer of discriminating against pregnant and disabled workers at its...
May 18, 2022
East Peoria moves forward with license plate readers to help curb crime
EAST PEORIA, Ill. — There will soon be more than a dozen new license plate readers installed to help police curb crime in East Peoria. City Council members gave their final approval during Tuesd...
May 18, 2022
Chile’s GDP up 7.2% in Q1, below expectations
(Corrects headline to 7.2%, not 7.9%) (Reuters) - Chile's economy expanded 7.2% in the first quarter of 2022 from a year earlier, central bank data showed on Wednesday, below an expected 7.9% jump, ac...
May 18, 2022
Morgan Stanley sees Ukraine GDP slump by 60% in 2022 if “no clear resolution”
LONDON (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley said on Wednesday Ukraine's economy could slump as much as 60% year-on-year in 2022 in case of a "more prolonged conflict with no clear resolution" following Russia's...
May 18, 2022
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