Author Archives: Syndicated Content
US FAA tells manufacturers to disclose safety critical information after Boeing 737 MAX crashes
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday it is requiring airplane manufacturers to submit and disclose safety critical information to the age...
Jul 26, 2023
EU plans to buy new firefighting planes, as climate crises worsen
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union wants to sign contracts this year for up to 12 firefighting planes, the first it would fully own, to improve its ability to fight blazes fuelled ...
Jul 26, 2023
Iranian chess player who removed hijab gets Spanish citizenship
MADRID (Reuters) - An Iranian chess player who moved to Spain in January after she competed without a hijab and had an arrest warrant issued against her at home has been granted Spanish citizenship, S...
Jul 26, 2023
Publishers, booksellers sue Texas over public school book ban
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - A coalition of booksellers, authors and publishers has sued Texas seeking to block a new state law that bans "sexually explicit" books from public schools. The law, which was ...
Jul 26, 2023
US officials to meet Taliban representatives to discuss security, rights issues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials will meet Taliban representatives and "technocratic professionals" from key Afghan ministries during a visit to Doha this week, the State Department said on Wedne...
Jul 26, 2023
Exclusive-Biden taps ex-Maryland Governor O’Malley to run Social Security agency
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has picked former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley to lead the massive, financially challenged U.S. agency that distributes Social ...
Jul 26, 2023
New Chinese foreign minister Wang talks Ukraine in Turkey on first trip
ANKARA (Reuters) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed Ukraine with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara and met President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday during his first foreign trip since being app...
Jul 26, 2023
IPCC elects Jim Skea as its new chair
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations body responsible for assessing the latest climate change science on Wednesday elected Jim Skea of the United Kingdom as its new chair. The Intergovernmental Panel...
Jul 26, 2023
Puma sees World Cup opportunity for boots tailored to women
By Helen Reid and Linda Pasquini (Reuters) - As concern grows over the number of injuries suffered by female soccer players, German sportswear brand Puma sees the women's World Cup as an opportunity t...
Jul 26, 2023
Senegal bus crash kills 23 people
DAKAR (Reuters) - Twenty-three people were killed in a road accident in northern Senegal on Wednesday, said the country's president Macky Sall. The crash happened on one of Senegal's main highways, th...
Jul 26, 2023
