Author Archives: Syndicated Content
IMF warns of 'looming humanitarian crisis' in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said it was deeply concerned with the economic situation facing Afghanistan and warned of a looming humanitarian crisis facing the co...
Sep 16, 2021
Moroccan cave yields oldest clues about advent of human clothing
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - People may take the necessity and existence of clothing for granted, from shirts to pants to dresses, coats, skirts, socks, underwear, bow ties, top hats, togas, kilts and b...
Sep 16, 2021
Led by the nose: Meet the UAE's COVID-19 sniffer dogs
By Abdelhadi Ramahi DUBAI (Reuters) - One year after completing one of the first studies into canine detection of COVID-19, the United Arab Emirates now has 38 sniffer dogs working at its airports tha...
Sep 16, 2021
EU lawmakers call for military investment after Kabul chaos
(Reuters) - The European Parliament called on Thursday for the 27-nation bloc to strengthen its defence cooperation and investment to become more independent of the United States after the withdrawal ...
Sep 16, 2021
Venezuela uses judicial system to suppress dissent, U.N. investigators say
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's judicial system has perpetuated human rights violations as part of a state policy to quash opposition to the government of President Nicolas Maduro, a group of United N...
Sep 16, 2021
U.S. Senate's McConnell tells Yellen Democrats must raise debt ceiling themselves
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Mitch McConnell, the Senate's top Republican, has told Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that congressional Democrats will have to raise the U.S. debt ceiling on their own, even as...
Sep 16, 2021
Russian space movie crew set for blast-off
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian crew of two cosmonauts and two cinema professionals is set to take off for the International Space Station (ISS) early next month to shoot the first movie in outer space, ...
Sep 16, 2021
IMF chief Georgieva to speak at U.S.-led global COVID-19 summit on Sept. 22
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will speak at a virtual global COVID-19 summit on Sept. 22 that the United States is organizing on the sidelin...
Sep 16, 2021
Column: Delicate Fed-Treasury dance keeps bonds in check
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Delta variants, spending splurges, inflation scares and debt ceilings all threaten to bamboozle U.S. bonds, and yet it's the delicate and often misread danc...
Sep 16, 2021
China officially applies to join CPTPP trade pact
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has filed an application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the country's commerce ministry said on Thursday. The regi...
Sep 16, 2021
