Feb 10, 2023
A boy and his boat help Chile firefighters combat blazes

By Cristobal Saavedra RIO FUTA, Chile (Reuters) - As his parents fought wildfires threatening their home in southern Chile, 13-year-old Lucas Cespedes decided to take action, ferrying firefighters across the local river in a small yellow rowing boat to help…

Jan 19, 2023
Bayer sued for barring non-U.S. citizen from Roundup settlement

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -A new U.S. lawsuit on Thursday accused Germany's Bayer AG of illegally excluding a Virginia farmworker from a settlement over claims its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, because she is not a U.S. citizen. The complaint said…

Jan 16, 2023
Davos 2023: What you need to know about the WEF on Monday

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The World Economic Forum (WEF) returned to Davos for its first winter session in three years with high expectations. Record numbers of government officials and business leaders were expected at the elite annual affair. However, the…

Jan 10, 2023
Agency study: traffic crashes cost U.S. society $340 billion in 2019

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators said Tuesday in a landmark report that motor vehicle crashes, which are rising fast, cost American society $340 billion in 2019. In a comprehensive economic impact study, the National Highway…