Author Archives: Syndicated Content
The ‘Mount Everest’ of bacteria discovered in Caribbean swamps
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The largest-known bacterium - a vermicelli-shaped organism that was discovered in shallow mangrove swamps in the Caribbean and is big enough to be seen with the n...
Jun 23, 2022
OPEC+ to stick to oil supply rise plan as Biden heads to Saudi – sources
By Ahmad Ghaddar and Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC and allied producing countries including Russia will likely stick to a plan for accelerated oil output increases in August, sources said, hopin...
Jun 23, 2022
Benettons, Blackstone obtain Italy’s green light on Atlantia takeover bid
MILAN (Reuters) - The Benetton family and U.S. fund Blackstone secured a green light from the Italian government for their takeover offer for infrastructure group Atlantia, their vehicle Schema Alfa s...
Jun 23, 2022
UN rights body expert says he will fight for climate refugees
GENEVA (Reuters) - A newly appointed U.N. expert on climate change and human rights said he will fight for legal protection for people driven across international borders by extreme weather, drought a...
Jun 23, 2022
Exclusive-Argentina’s Bioceres to seek Australia approval to plant its GMO wheat next year, CEO says
By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) - Argentina's Bioceres Crop Solutions plans to carry out field tests of its genetically modified drought resistant wheat in Australia and seek planting approva...
Jun 23, 2022
Egypt central bank keeps interest rates steady
(Reuters) -Egypt's central bank kept its overnight interest rates unchanged on Thursday, saying that for the next six months it would tolerate elevated inflation, caused mainly by the Ukrainian confli...
Jun 23, 2022
Netflix lays off 300 employees in cost-cutting drive
(Reuters) - Netflix Inc said it laid off 300 employees, or about 4% of its workforce, in the second round of job cuts aimed at lowering costs after the streaming giant lost subscribers for the first t...
Jun 23, 2022
Biden administration proposes Title IX protections for transgender students
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday proposed new regulations to expand Title IX sex discrimination protections for transgender students as part of a broader effort to replace Trump-era ru...
Jun 23, 2022
Pandemic surge in gender violence met with ‘vanishingly small’ funds, says U.N.
(Reuters) - A "vanishingly small" proportion of COVID-19 funding went to tackling violence against women and girls that spiralled during the pandemic, a United Nations report https://www.unwomen.org/e...
Jun 23, 2022
U.S. expected to send $450 million in security aid to Ukraine- officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is expected to provide an additional $450 million in security assistance to Ukraine, including more long-range rocket systems, two U.S. officials told Reuters o...
Jun 23, 2022
