Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. expanding monkeypox testing capacity as cases rise
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration announced on Wednesday it is expanding monkeypox testing capacity to five commercial laboratory companies amid rising cases. As of Tu...
Jun 22, 2022
Argentine courts to try Maradona doctors, nurses for homicide
By Ramiro Scandalo BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Eight people who took care of soccer legend Diego Maradona will be tried in Argentina courts for homicide, according to a ruling released on Wednesday follo...
Jun 22, 2022
Basketball-Rights groups call on Biden to negotiate for Griner’s release
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - A coalition of human rights groups on Wednesday called on U.S. President Joe Biden to "make a deal" to secure the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner who has been detained...
Jun 22, 2022
Brazil’s Economy Ministry tries to limit spending on fuel-related subsidies, sources say
By Marcela Ayres and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Economy Ministry is trying to limit the cost of higher cooking gas subsidies and a new cash transfer program for truck drivers, which ...
Jun 22, 2022
Senegal’s opposition supporters bang pots and pans in noisy protest
DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegalese honked car horns and banged on pots and pans in the capital Dakar on Wednesday evening in the latest protest organised by the political opposition ahead of legislative ele...
Jun 22, 2022
Independent review urges updates to FAA risk reports after Boeing 737 MAX crashes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A National Academy of Sciences report released Wednesday called on the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to improve airplane risk assessment reports after two Boeing 73...
Jun 22, 2022
Cargill’s Brazil unit stores corn outside silo as harvesting gathers pace
By Ana Mano SAO PAULO (Reuters) - At least one unit of U.S. grain trader Cargill in Brazil's Mato Grosso state is storing corn in open air outside silos, according to images posted on Twitter on Wedne...
Jun 22, 2022
New Mexico wildfire sparked by Forest Service after pressure to burn
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Pressure to meet objectives may have led the U.S. Forest Service in New Mexico to ignore risks posed by a controlled burn that sparked the state's largest wildfire, an agency...
Jun 22, 2022
Biden approval falls fourth straight week, tying record low – Reuters/Ipsos
By Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rating fell for a fourth straight week to 36% matching its lowest level last seen in late May, according to a Reuter...
Jun 22, 2022
Trump fundraiser Barrack loses bid to dismiss UAE lobbying charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A billionaire fundraiser for former U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday lost a bid to dismiss criminal charges he lobbied the U.S. government on behalf of the United Arab Emi...
Jun 22, 2022
