Month: November 2021

Reuters reveals Britain to fund $3 bln worth of green investments in developing economies

Reuters was ahead in reporting that Britain will fund green investments of more than 3 billion pounds ($4.11 billion) over five years and provide new guarantees to support clean infrastructure projects in developing economies. The UK government made the pledge as the United Nations COP26 summit opened in Glasgow, Scotland. The UK will also separately provide additional […]
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Reuters first to report media mogul Byron Allen raises $10 bln for Tegna bid, debt refinancing; market reacts

Reuters revealed that media mogul Byron Allen has raised $10 billion in preferred equity and debt for his bid for the U.S. regional TV station operator Tegna Inc, hoping to prevail over a rival offer from investment firms Apollo Global Management Inc and Standard General LP. Tegna, formed from the breakup of newspaper publisher Gannett in 2015, […]
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Reuters exclusively reports U.S. preparing new sanctions in response to Nicaragua’s Nov. 7 election

Reuters reported exclusively that President Joe Biden’s administration is working with international partners to prepare new sanctions that could be levied in response to Nicaragua’s Nov. 7 election, which Washington has denounced as a sham organized by President Daniel Ortega. Biden’s administration, building on sanctions imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump, has imposed punitive financial measures and […]
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Reuters reveals inside the fight for Myanmar’s soul

Reuters exclusively revealed how Myanmar’s junta is using fake social media accounts to denounce opponents and press its message that it seized power to save the nation from election fraud. The army, which was banned by the country’s dominant online platform Facebook after the Feb. 1 coup, has tasked thousands of soldiers with conducting what […]
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Reuters exclusively reports Pembina Pipeline looks to work together with rival Canada carbon capture plans

Reuters exclusively reported that Canadian pipeline operator Pembina Pipeline Corp is asking backers of two competing proposals for carbon capture hubs in the oil-producing province of Alberta to combine efforts with its own plan. The company’s CEO told Reuters in an interview that Pembina has spoken with both groups about joining together, and talks remain […]
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Reuters details how COP26 aims to banish coal

Reuters detailed how Asia is building nearly 200 coal-fired power stations even as world leaders meet for climate talks in Glasgow hoping to sound a death knell for coal as a source of power. Many industrialized countries have been shutting down coal plants for years to reduce emissions. The United States alone has retired 301 plants since […]
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