Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Scientists identify new gene differences in severe COVID patients
By Manas Mishra (Reuters) - Scientists have pinpointed 16 new genetic variants in people who developed severe COVID-19 in a large study published on Monday that could help researchers develop treatmen...
Mar 07, 2022
GM to build new battery materials plant in Canada
(Reuters) - General Motors Co and South Korea's advanced materials company POSCO Chemical will build a facility in Canada to produce a key battery material for the U.S. automaker that has been ramping...
Mar 07, 2022
Florida Panhandle wildfires force evacuation of hundreds of homes
(Reuters) - Steady winds across Florida's Panhandle stoked a rash of wildfires on Monday that ignited in thickets of dead vegetation left in the wake of a 2018 hurricane, forcing the evacuation of hun...
Mar 07, 2022
U.S. prepared to move alone in banning Russian oil imports – sources
By Jarrett Renshaw and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is willing to move ahead with a ban on Russian oil imports into the United States without the participation of al...
Mar 07, 2022
Upwork withdraws forecast as it suspends Russia, Belarus operations
(Reuters) - Freelancing platform Upwork Inc withdrew its forecast for the year on Monday after suspending services in Russia and Belarus, citing risk and uncertainties as Moscow's invasion of Kyiv esc...
Mar 07, 2022
Work conditions worsen for Venezuelan migrant women in Colombia: report
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Venezuelan migrant women in Colombia are facing worse working conditions than before the COVID-19 pandemic, with high unemployment, a drop in income and a lack of affiliation to the...
Mar 07, 2022
Stella McCartney nods to Ukraine crisis with Lennon’s anti-war song at winter show
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) - In a nod to the war in Ukraine, Stella McCartney closed her namesake label's winter catwalk show to the music of John Lennon's anti-war ballad "Give Peace a Chance"...
Mar 07, 2022
Palladium catches a breath after record rally on Ukraine crisis
By Brijesh Patel (Reuters) - Palladium eased off a record high on Monday after Russian and Ukrainian officials held a third round of ceasefire talks, prompting some investors to lock in profits from a...
Mar 07, 2022
Factbox-Putin’s Russia hit with wall of international sanctions after Ukraine invasion
LONDON (Reuters) - The world's big economies have hit Russia with a wall of sanctions after its invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday the sanctions imposed on his coun...
Mar 07, 2022
Occidental rises after Berkshire Hathaway reveals $5 billion stake
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc revealed a more than $5 billion stake in Occidental Petroleum Corp, as oil prices soared to their highest level in about a decad...
Mar 07, 2022
