Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer-Flooding in California: What are 'atmospheric rivers?'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Atmospheric rivers are storms akin to rivers in the sky that dump massive amounts of rain and can cause flooding, trigger mudslides and result in loss of life and enormous prope...
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2023
Brazil to reinforce fiscal, democratic and environmental commitments, says Haddad
(Reuters) - Brazil's delegation arrives at the World Economic Forum (WEF) with a commitment to defend democracy and the sustainability of both its public accounts and the environment, Finance Minister...
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2023
Boris Johnson to write memoirs about his years in Downing Street
LONDON (Reuters) - Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to write a book about his time in Downing Street after signing a deal with Harper Collins, the publisher said on Monday. Johnson s...
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2023
Move over Ben Franklin: Laser lightning rod electrifies scientists
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Benjamin Franklin fashioned the first lightning rod in the 1750s following his famous experiment flying a kite with a key attached during a thunderstorm, the...
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2023
Years of cat-and-mouse end as top mafioso cornered in Italian clinic
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - Italian investigators knew a lot of things about mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro. He liked wearing designer clothes, expensive sun glasses and Rolex watches, he lo...
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2023
Davos 2023: DP World predicts 15-20% freight rate drop as demand slows
By Maha El Dahan DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -DP World expects freight rates to drop by a further 15% to 20% in 2023 as demand slows, the Dubai-based global logistics company's deputy chief executive...
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2023
Hamas releases video it says is of Israeli man captured in Gaza in 2014
GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas released a video on Tuesday showing what they said was an Israeli citizen being held captive in the Gaza Strip. The unverified images of the ...
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2023
Industry vs. Regulator - aviation heavyweights spar in Dublin
By Joanna Plucinska DUBLIN (Reuters) - Two of the leading figures in aviation sparred publicly about sustainability, airport disruption and how the war in Ukraine is impacting Europe's skies in a rare...
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2023
Gold prices seen rising towards record highs as rate rises near end
By Peter Hobson LONDON (Reuters) - Gold prices are expected to rise towards record highs above $2,000 an ounce this year, albeit with a little turbulence, as the United States slows the pace of rate h...
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2023
Colombia police seize grenades, dozens of guns belonging to dissidents
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's national police said on Monday they confiscated an arsenal of weapons, including guns, grenades and a machine gun belonging to dissidents from the no...
Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2023
