Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis-‘Aggressively conservative’ Supreme Court plunges into U.S. culture wars
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear a case that could doom university policies considering race as a factor in student admissions is th...
Jan 25, 2022
U.S. set to release study details on chips shortage amid funding push
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department is expected to soon release details from a study of semiconductor chips it conducted last year amid a push to win funding to boo...
Jan 25, 2022
Cannabis compound CBD stops coronavirus in test tube, but can it treat COVID?
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Early research suggesting that a popular non-psychoactive compound derived from marijuana might help prevent or treat COVID-19 warrants further investigation in rigorous cli...
Jan 25, 2022
Trump battled the Powell Fed’s rate hikes. Biden’s betting on them
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - U.S. central bankers on Tuesday will open their first meeting of the year already in broad agreement that they need to raise interest rates soon, likely in March, to slow the...
Jan 25, 2022
Climate change ‘steroid’ contributed to $130 billion in insured losses last year-Aon
LONDON (Reuters) - Climate change played a part in insured losses from natural catastrophes that totalled $130 billion globally in 2021, the fourth-highest on record, broker Aon said in a report on Tu...
Jan 25, 2022
Trump is nowhere — and everywhere — in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race
By Jarrett Renshaw PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump is nowhere to be seen in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race, but he nonetheless is shaping the election as Republican candidates ...
Jan 25, 2022
Italy’s Salvini prepares “trump card” to break stalemate over president
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Italy's parties resumed talks on Tuesday to try to find a mutually acceptable head of state and avoid the threat of political instability after a first round of voting ...
Jan 25, 2022
S.African corruption probe flags COVID contracts worth $137 million
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African investigators have flagged COVID-19 contracts worth around 2.1 billion rand ($137.12 million) for possible corruption and fraud, a report into corruption linked ...
Jan 25, 2022
Lamborghini sees its first fully electric model at end of decade
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian supercar brand Lamborghini plans to roll out its first fully electric model at the end of this decade, its Chief Executive Stephan Winkelmann said in remarks confirmed on Tue...
Jan 25, 2022
Nine Doctors Without Borders members released in Sudan, medical group says
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese authorities released nine Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) staff members on Tuesday, the medical aid group said in a statement. The staff members were a...
Jan 25, 2022
