Author Archives: Syndicated Content
No monologues allowed and dancing to ‘I Will Survive’: how the WTO’s ‘Geneva Package’ was won
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Since Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala took over as head of the World Trade Organization last year, one of her main bugbears has been the negotiating style of member countries, whi...
Jun 17, 2022
Merck considering purchase of cancer drug maker Seagen – WSJ
(Reuters) - Drugmaker Merck & Co is considering buying cancer-focused biotech company Seagen Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Talks have been un...
Jun 17, 2022
Exclusive-U.S. lawmakers urge Google to fix abortion searches that steer women to ‘fake clinics’
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are urging Alphabet Inc's leading Google search engine to give accurate results to people seeking abortions rather than sometimes sending them to "...
Jun 17, 2022
Factbox-European energy alternatives after Nord Stream 1 gas flows drop
By Nina Chestney (Reuters) - Russian gas flows to Europe have fallen short of demand again, coinciding with an early heat wave gripping its south and fuelling concerns the continent may struggle to bu...
Jun 17, 2022
Fed says commitment to battle inflation ‘unconditional’
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve, which earlier this week unveiled its biggest interest rate hike in more than a quarter of a century, on Friday signaled it will not let anything stand in the way of it...
Jun 17, 2022
Eurovision 2023 cannot go ahead in Ukraine due to war – EBU
LONDON (Reuters) - The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest cannot be held in Ukraine given the ongoing war in the country, the European Broadcasting Union said Friday, adding it was in talks with the BBC to ...
Jun 17, 2022
Congo closes border with Rwanda after soldier shot dead during attack
By Djaffar Sabiti and Stanis Bujakera GOMA (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo closed its border with Rwanda on Friday after a Congolese soldier was shot dead while attacking border guards inside ...
Jun 17, 2022
China finds signs of water in moon’s ‘Ocean of Storms’
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese scientists have found signs of water in samples retrieved by China from a lava plain on the moon, bringing them closer to understanding its origin there - a crucial questio...
Jun 17, 2022
LME launches reporting of OTC positions after nickel chaos
By Pratima Desai LONDON (Reuters) -The London Metal Exchange (LME) approved rules on Friday for members to report all over the counter (OTC) positions, a move taken after off-exchange trading was part...
Jun 17, 2022
Ex-Trump adviser Navarro pleads not guilty to contempt of congress charges
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Republican President Donald Trump's adviser Peter Navarro pleaded not guilty on Friday to two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress, after he refus...
Jun 17, 2022
