Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Burkina Faso considering 30-month transition following coup, says presidency source
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Burkina Faso is considering a 30-month transitional period to elections following a military coup in January, a source at the presidency said on Wednesday after a commission tas...
Feb 23, 2022
A good day to die: doom for the dinosaurs came in springtime
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On a spring day 66 million years ago, paddlefish and sturgeon swam in a river that meandered through a flourishing landscape populated by mighty dinosaurs and sma...
Feb 23, 2022
Cuba’s sugar industry headed toward worst season ever as production falters
By Marc Frank HAVANA (Reuters) - The Cuban sugar industry is barreling again toward its worst season ever, according to official media reports and sources, threatening to dent both national pride and ...
Feb 23, 2022
BoE’s Tenreyro sees case for small increase in rates
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England policymaker Silvana Tenreyro said on Wednesday that she - like other BoE policymakers - saw a case for higher interest rates to tackle inflation ne...
Feb 23, 2022
Novavax starts shipping COVID vaccine to EU states
(Reuters) - Novavax Inc said on Wednesday it had started shipping doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to European Union member states, with France, Austria and Germany expected to be the first to receive th...
Feb 23, 2022
Tennis – Prize money disparity in Dubai event ‘big step backwards’, says Murray
(Reuters) - Former world number one Andy Murray said the difference in prize money at the Dubai Championships is a "big step backwards", with the men's singles winner set to receive five times more th...
Feb 23, 2022
U.S. plans sanctions on company building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline -CNN
(Reuters) - The Biden administration is expected to announce on Wednesday it will allow sanctions to move forward on Nord Stream 2 AG, the company in charge of building Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipe...
Feb 23, 2022
U.S. Agriculture Secretary touts importance of low-carbon biofuels
By Stephanie Kelly NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The U.S. secretary of agriculture on Wednesday touted the importance lower-carbon biofuels will have in meeting the Biden administration's targets for reduci...
Feb 23, 2022
Francis Bacon’s ‘Trotsky’ triptych tipped to fetch up to $75 million at auction
LONDON (Reuters) - A Francis Bacon triptych that depicts the aftermath of Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky's 1940 assassination in Mexico City is expected to fetch up to $75 million when it goes und...
Feb 23, 2022
Spain recommends Spaniards to leave Ukraine temporarily
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain recommended Spaniards to leave Ukraine temporarily as soon as possible given the worsening of the security situation, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Wednesday. "...
Feb 23, 2022
