Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cuban oil fire all but out, blackouts and gas lines lengthen
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - Cubans have been left to endure six- to 18-hour blackouts, and search for ever-scarcer gasoline in the wake of a spectacular blaze that destroyed 40% of Cuba's main fu...
Aug 11, 2022
Britain’s dry summer set to trigger drought declarations
LONDON (Reuters) - Parts of England are likely to declare a drought on Friday, local media reported ahead of a meeting between the government, its environment agency and water companies to discuss a l...
Aug 11, 2022
Basketball-NBA to retire pioneer Russell’s jersey throughout league
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) will retire the number 6 jersey worn by Boston Celtics great and civil rights icon Bill Russell, who died late last month, the league said on Thur...
Aug 11, 2022
Freeport LNG plant still pulling in natgas to produce power for Texas
(Reuters) - U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) company Freeport LNG said on Thursday it was still pulling in small amounts of pipeline natural gas at its shuttered liquefied natural gas (LNG) export pla...
Aug 11, 2022
U.S. confirms search of Trump’s home, asks court to unseal warrant
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland confirmed on Thursday that federal agents had searched former President Donald Trump's Florida estate to probe whether he ...
Aug 11, 2022
U.S. CDC no longer recommends students quarantine for COVID-19 exposure
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that it will no longer recommend schools or daycares quarantine students or run test-to-stay programs if students are e...
Aug 11, 2022
Remains of small armor-plated dinosaur unearthed in Argentina
By Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Paleontologists on Thursday heralded the discovery of a previously unknown small armored dinosaur in southern Argentina, a creature that likely walked upri...
Aug 11, 2022
California high-speed rail wins $25 million U.S. grant, seeks $1.3 billion more
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - California's High-Speed Rail Authority said Thursday it won $25 million in new federal grant funding to advance its project beyond 119 miles under constructi...
Aug 11, 2022
Shell says oil output halted at three Gulf of Mexico platforms on pipeline outage
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil major Shell said it had halted production at three of its U.S. Gulf of Mexico deep-water platforms after pipelines connecting the three were shut. Shell, th...
Aug 11, 2022
Russian officials trained in Iran as part of drone deal, says U.S. State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian officials conducted training in Iran during the last several weeks as part of an agreement on the transfer of drones between the two countries, U.S. State Department dep...
Aug 11, 2022
