Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Faraway NASA probe detects the eerie hum of interstellar space
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The classic 1979 sci-fi horror film "Alien" was advertised with the memorable tagline, "In space no can hear you scream." It did not say anything about humming. I...
May 11, 2021
Spain approves J&J COVID vaccine for under 60s – El Pais
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain approved on Tuesday the use of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine for people under the age of 60, Spanish El Pais newspaper reported, citing regional government sources. El ...
May 11, 2021
Iran has enriched uranium to up to 63% purity, IAEA report says
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has enriched uranium to up to 63% purity at its above-ground Natanz enrichment plant, even higher than the 60% it had announced, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday in a ...
May 11, 2021
UK calls on EU to show pragmatism over N.Ireland trade
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain called on Tuesday for the European Union to show pragmatism over the issue of Northern Irish trade, which has been disrupted by rules imposed since a Brexit deal agreed betw...
May 11, 2021
Red Cross urges all sides in Gaza conflict to step back
GENEVA (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) called on all sides in the conflict between Israel and Hamas-run Gaza on Tuesday to de-escalate the violence that has killed at l...
May 11, 2021
New coronavirus cases in France increase at slowest pace in nearly a year
PARIS (Reuters) - The number of patients in French hospitals with COVID-19 fell on Tuesday and the number of new infections increased at the slowest pace since June 2020, health ministry data showed. ...
May 11, 2021
Gaza residential tower collapses in Israeli airstrike, witnesses say
GAZA (Reuters) - A 13-storey residential tower in the Gaza Strip was hit by an Israeli air strike on Tuesday night and soon after collapsed, witnesses said, amid a surge in fighting between Israel and...
May 11, 2021
Exclusive: Chevron Phillips Chemical failed to disclose years of U.S. benzene imports – document
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Chevron Corp and Phillips 66 petrochemical joint venture imported significant quantities of the toxic chemical benzene into the United States for several years ...
May 11, 2021
Venezuelan opposition head proposes lifting U.S. sanctions progressively
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday proposed a progressive lifting of U.S. sanctions on the South American country as an incentive for President Nicolas Maduro's g...
May 11, 2021
Pandemic prompts EU drugs watchdog to simplify non-COVID processes
By Josephine Mason LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's medicines watchdog said it will simplify some of its review procedures to focus on COVID-19 treatments and vaccines as it faces a pandemic-driven surge i...
May 11, 2021
