Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Biden and Jordan’s King Abdullah discuss reducing Israel, West Bank tensions
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Jordan's King Abdullah discussed on Friday "urgent mechanisms" to cut violence and tensions in Israel and the West Bank, the White House said on Friday after t...
May 13, 2022
Georgian breakaway territory sets July 17 referendum on joining Russia -Tass
(Reuters) -The president of the Georgian breakaway region of South Ossetia on Friday announced the territory would hold a referendum on July 17 on whether to become part of Russia, Tass news agency sa...
May 13, 2022
Former Reagan national security adviser McFarlane dies -Washington Post
(Reuters) - Robert McFarlane, a White House adviser who tapped Saudi royals to fund a covert war in Nicaragua and flew on a secret mission to sell arms to Iran in the scandal that shook Ronald Reagan'...
May 13, 2022
Mesa Airlines says it lost nearly 5% of its pilots in April
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Mesa Air Group Chairman and Chief Executive Jonathan Ornstein told a U.S. Senate panel on Friday that the airline lost nearly 5% of its pilots in April as larger carrier...
May 13, 2022
Texas authorities hunt for convicted murderer who hijacked prison bus and fled
By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) - Texas authorities on Friday were on the hunt for an inmate serving a life sentence who escaped from a prison bus after stabbing a corrections officer, hijacking the vehic...
May 13, 2022
Central African bank regulator reminds states of crypto ban
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) -Central Africa's regional banking regulator sent out a reminder on Friday about its ban on cryptocurrencies, weeks after the Central African Republic, a member state, made bitcoin...
May 13, 2022
Blood marker identified for babies at risk of SIDS hailed as ‘breakthrough’
By Nancy Lapid NEW YORK (Reuters) - A team of Australian researchers have identified a biochemical marker in the blood that could help identify newborn babies at risk for sudden infant death syndrome ...
May 13, 2022
Character actor Fred Ward, known for role in ‘The Right Stuff,’ dead at age 79
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Veteran film and television actor Fred Ward, 79, best known for playing gruff, tough-guy roles in movies such as "Tremors," "Escape from Alcatraz," and "The Right Stuff," die...
May 13, 2022
Exclusive-Maker of Walmart, Amazon store-brand infant formulas expects shortages through rest of 2022
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - Perrigo Company PLC, which makes store-brand baby formulas for retailers including Walmart Inc and Amazon.com Inc expects shortages and heightened demand to la...
May 13, 2022
Chile’s climate scientist minister eyes tougher rules for top copper mining nation
By Alexander Villegas and Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's Environment Minister Maisa Rojas, a leading climate scientist with a PhD from Oxford who made the leap into politics thi...
May 13, 2022
