Author Archives: Syndicated Content
PM Rutte projected to land fourth Dutch election win; 63% of votes counted
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will begin initial talks to form a new government on Thursday, after a national election dominated by the coronavirus pandemic in...
Mar 18, 2021
ECB stress testing broader economy over climate risk: de Guindos
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is stress testing the broader economy to assess the economic risk of climate change three decades into the future, the bank's vice president said on Thu...
Mar 18, 2021
Britain says lumps in global vaccine supply an issue
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday that there were lumps and bumps in the global vaccine supply chain that was causing some issues and scolded the European Union for threatening to slap a ban...
Mar 18, 2021
Proposal to rewrite Thailand’s military-backed constitution fails
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's parliament has failed to pass a bill that would have allowed changes to a military-backed constitution enacted after a 2014 coup, stalling a move by lawmakers to address...
Mar 18, 2021
Britain sets long-term conditions to expand fibre broadband
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Thursday it would create the conditions for BT to invest billions of pounds in rolling out full-fibre broadband nationwide by giving it flexibility on the pricing of...
Mar 18, 2021
Japanese judiciary sends conflicting signals to nuclear industry
By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese courts delivered conflicting rulings on two nuclear reactors on Wednesday, lifting an injunction on one and slapping a no-restart order on another, highli...
Mar 18, 2021
NHL roundup: Rangers’ Mika Zibanejad enjoys record night in 9-0 win
Mika Zibanejad collected a natural hat trick and tied an NHL record by producing six points during a seven-goal second period outburst Wednesday night as the host New York Rangers routed the Philadelp...
Mar 18, 2021
ATP roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas advances in Acapulco
Top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece outserved big-hitting American John Isner on Wednesday en route to a 6-3, 6-2 win in the second round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, Mexico. Tsitsi...
Mar 18, 2021
Advanced nuclear reactors no safer than conventional nuclear plants, says science group
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new generation of so-called "advanced" nuclear power reactors that Washington believes could help fight climate change often present greater proliferation r...
Mar 18, 2021
Pakistani province plans to build pilot crypto currency mining farms
By Umar Farooq PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is planning to build two hydroelectric-powered pilot "mining farms" to capitalise on a bullish global cryptoc...
Mar 18, 2021
