Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tunisian enthusiast recreates sea snail purple dye that defined ancient royals
By Jihed Abidellaoui TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian history enthusiast is making dye from sea snail shells inspired by a school project decades ago on ancient Carthage and the purple colouring that brou...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
NGOs ask EU to stop Poland building border wall in primeval forest
WARSAW (Reuters) - More than 150 non-governmental organisations are asking the European Commission to intervene to halt the construction of a wall on the Polish-Belarusian border running through prote...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
As oil nears $100 a barrel, U.S. drillers get busy in costly shale basins
By Liz Hampton DENVER (Reuters) - As U.S. oil rises toward $100 a barrel, producers in some high-cost shale basins are buying properties and adding rigs and frack crews in places that fell silent when...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
Democratic lawmakers urge U.S. DOJ to step up legal efforts over voting rights
By Sarah N. Lynch and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dozens of U.S. Democratic lawmakers with the Congressional Black Caucus have urged the Justice Department to step up legal efforts to protec...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
U.S. small business sentiment drops to 11-month low -NFIB
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. small business confidence fell to an 11-month low in January amid persistent worker shortages and higher prices for materials, a survey showed on Tuesday. The National Fede...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
FedEx eyes freighter order as e-commerce soars -sources
By Eric M. Johnson and Tim Hepher SEATTLE/PARIS (Reuters) - FedEx Corp is in talks with Boeing and Airbus to buy next-generation freighters as e-commerce soars, but the delivery giant has postponed a ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
Religious leaders call on Zuckerberg to scrap Instagram Kids plans
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Reverends, rabbis and other religious leaders urged Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to permanently stop the company's plan for an Instagram version aime...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
Abortion clinics in liberal U.S. states expand, brace for more patients
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - Abortion providers in liberal states are expanding clinics, training more staff and boosting travel assistance to prepare for an influx of patients f...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
Soccer-West Ham condemn Zouma for kicking his cat
LONDON (Reuters) - West Ham United have condemned the actions of defender Kurt Zouma after a video emerged of him kicking his pet cat. The 27-year-old France international has apologised after the vid...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
Streaming view rests on The Beatles and Boba Fett as Disney reports results
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - When the Walt Disney Co reports its holiday-quarter results on Wednesday, Wall Street analysts will study whether the popular Star Wars bounty hunter Boba Fett, The Bea...
Thomson Reuters Feb 08, 2022
