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Environmental journalism is increasingly dangerous profession, UN chief says May 3, 2024 04:38PM

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By Juana Casas

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Journalists covering environmental issues have become increasingly targeted with violence as the world faces an unprecedented environmental emergency, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday.

A report by UNESCO, the United Nations' scientific and cultural organization, released the day before showed an increase in violence against... (continue reading...)


Exxon to take up to two years to hit stride with Pioneer purchase May 3, 2024 04:29PM

By Sabrina Valle

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil will take 18 to 24 months to achieve its desired production synergies from its $60 billion purchase of U.S. shale oil producer Pioneer Natural Resources, the company's top shale executive said on Friday.

Exxon this week closed all-stock acquisition after agreeing to an antitrust consent order that barred the former Pioneer CEO from joining its board and is moving in coming weeks to combine... (continue reading...)


Haitians brace for more rain after downpours kill 13 May 3, 2024 03:41PM

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Heavy rains are expected to continue across Haiti on Friday, the national weather service said, after killing at least 13 people in the north and damaging thousands of homes.

"If you live by a river, ravine or mountainside, move," Haiti's civil protection body warned.

Nearly all of the country is at risk of "frequent and intensifying" to "significant" thunderstorms through Friday evening, the weather service... (continue reading...)


Explainer-What is behind the pro-Palestinian protests at US universities? May 3, 2024 03:27PM

(Reuters) - Student protests over the war in Gaza have swept the U.S. in past weeks, with police clearing a number of encampments, at times after confrontations between protesters and counter-protesters; other tent protests dismantled after universities agreed to protesters' demands; and some demonstrations continuing.

Here are details on the protests:

WHAT DO THE PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS WANT?

Across campuses where... (continue reading...)


Factbox-What led to Canada's arrests over killing of Sikh separatist? May 3, 2024 02:44PM

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canadian police on Friday charged three people linked to the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in the province of British Columbia in June 2023, a source directly familiar with the matter said.

The following is a timeline of key events leading up to the arrests in a killing that has frayed relations between Canada and India.

June 18, 2023: Nijjar, 45, is shot dead outside a Sikh temple in... (continue reading...)


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