Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bank of Canada head says unclear how quickly inflation will drop
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said on Wednesday there was uncertainty about how quickly inflation would come back down due to the unique nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, whic...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2022
Giant bunny loses in California salad-eating contest
(Reuters) - Lettuce-loving giant rabbit Honey 'Mega' Bunny suffered a resounding defeat on Tuesday in a head-to-whiskers salad eating contest against competitive eater Raina Huang. Huang, who has been...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2022
Ex-top Justice Dept official Clark appears before U.S. House Jan. 6 committee
By Patricia Zengerle and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ex-U.S. Justice Department official Jeffrey Bossert Clark appeared on Wednesday before the congressional probe of the assault on the Capi...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2022
EU's border-free Schengen zone needs overhaul, political leadership - Macron
TOURCOING, France (Reuters) - The European Union's border-free Schengen area should be managed by regular ministerial meetings, just like the euro zone, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednes...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2022
Four men arrested, charged in overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams -U.S. Attorney's Office
(Reuters) - The U.S. prosecutor in New York City said on Wednesday that four men have been arrested and charged in the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams, best known for playing shotgun totin...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2022
FBI says no explosives found at historically Black colleges after bomb threats
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI said on Wednesday it has not detected any explosive devices, after several historically Black colleges and universities across the United States report...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2022
Alphabet latest megacap to split its stock, may trigger retail buying
By Lewis Krauskopf and John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's 20-for-1 stock split puts it on course to follow other major companies that have executed similar moves in recent years. The Goo...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2022
Brazil's presidential race tightens, new poll shows
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's lead over far-right incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro has tightened somewhat, to 11 percentage points from ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2022
Marseille hires private garbage collectors as trash piles up
By Marc Leras MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Marseille has hired private companies to pick up trash two weeks into a strike by garbage collectors that has left the city with overflowing bins, rats runn...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2022
Placenta may have mechanism that protects fetus from COVID; vaccines safe with rheumatic diseases
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified...
Thomson Reuters Feb 02, 2022
