Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ecuador reports three birds dead from avian flu in Galapagos
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's Galapagos National Park (PNG) on Tuesday said that three birds had died of avian flu, prompting officials to activate biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of the virus s...
Sep 19, 2023
Republican lawmaker seeks details of Tesla relationship with Chinese battery company CATL
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chair of the House Ways and Means Committee asked Tesla Tuesday to detail its relationship with Chinese battery manufacturer CATL. Republicans in Congress have been probing ...
Sep 19, 2023
Tax cuts, boost for defence spending in Swedish budget
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's government on Tuesday promised tax cuts and more money for welfare, defence and the criminal justice system in its 2024 budget, but said spending had to be limited by th...
Sep 19, 2023
EU executive says aid payments for Somalia 'temporarily suspended'
By Gabriela Baczynska UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The European Union's executive said on Tuesday that disbursements of humanitarian aid in Somalia were "temporarily suspended" after a U.N. probe found w...
Sep 19, 2023
Building begins on facility linking Canada hydropower to NYC
(Reuters) - New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday announced the start of construction on the converter station of the Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission line, a project to bring electrici...
Sep 19, 2023
US House moves ahead with defense policy bill, 'culture wars' fight ahead
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted 393-27 on Tuesday to send its version of a sweeping bill setting policy for the Pentagon to conference with the Sena...
Sep 19, 2023
Rights groups condemn arrest of French journalist over defense reporting
PARIS (Reuters) - A French reporter was arrested and her home searched on Tuesday in connection with a report two years ago by online media outlet Disclose that said French intelligence was being misu...
Sep 19, 2023
US Treasury: Financiers' 'net zero' pledges must align with temperature limits
By David Lawder NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Net-zero" financing commitments from banks and asset managers should align with goals to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius and ...
Sep 19, 2023
US House Republicans defeat their own defense spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives failed to move forward on a fiscal 2024 defense spending bill on Tuesday, as Republicans remained stymied by party infigh...
Sep 19, 2023
Ex-US congressman sentenced to 22 months for insider trading
(Reuters) - Former U.S. Congressman Stephen Buyer was sentenced to 22 months in prison on Tuesday for trading on inside information he learned in 2018 as a consultant to T-Mobile US Inc ahead of its $...
Sep 19, 2023
