Author Archives: Syndicated Content
A tree (house) grows in Brooklyn; six-story apartment building has wooden beams
By Christine Kiernan NEW YORK (Reuters) - From the street, 670 Union Street looks like one in a line of brick buildings on a tree-lined block in Brooklyn. But inside, exposed timber beams, columns and...
Aug 17, 2022
Canadian pension fund CDPQ explores legal options over failed crypto firm
By Niket Nishant and Divya Rajagopal (Reuters) -Canada's second-largest pension fund Caisse de dpt et placement du Qubec (CDPQ) is exploring legal options over bankrupt crypto lending firm Celsius and...
Aug 17, 2022
Bluebird’s $2.8 million gene therapy for rare blood disorder gets FDA approval
By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) -Bluebird bio on Wednesday won U.S. approval for its gene therapy to treat a rare blood disorder, a treatment that is set to become the expensive on record with a price of $...
Aug 17, 2022
Harley-Davidson and union employees ratify bargaining agreement
By Bianca Flowers (Reuters) - Harley-Davidson Inc and union employees at the manufacturer's York, Pennsylvania, facility voted on Tuesday night to ratify a five-year contract agreement for wage increa...
Aug 17, 2022
Canadian lawmakers plan Taiwan trip amid rising China tensions
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -A delegation of Canadian lawmakers plans to visit Taiwan in October to seek economic opportunities in the Asia Pacific region, Liberal Member of Parliament Judy Sgro...
Aug 17, 2022
Hungarians renew protest at ‘forest destruction’ as government rolls back some changes
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Around a thousand Hungarians protested for the second time in less than a week against a loosening of logging regulations by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government amid increase...
Aug 17, 2022
Rushdie attack suspect says he admires Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini
(Reuters) -The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie said he respected Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini but would not say if he was inspired by a fatwa issued by the former Iranian leader, according to a ...
Aug 17, 2022
Huge explosion hits Kabul mosque, many casualties feared
KABUL (Reuters) -A huge explosion struck a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday, witnesses and police said, with many feared dead or injured. Police said there were multiple casualties ...
Aug 17, 2022
U.S. reports spike in weapons smuggling to Haiti and the Caribbean
By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. authorities have seen a spike in weapons smuggling to Haiti and the Caribbean in recent months, officials said on Wednesday, promising to boost efforts to com...
Aug 17, 2022
Missouri man charged for threatening election official in Arizona
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it has charged a Missouri man for leaving threatening voicemails for an election official in Arizona, marking the...
Aug 17, 2022
