Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Aerospace startup Boom Supersonic aims to revive commercial supersonic air travel
(Reuters) - Boom Supersonic, an aerospace startup, hopes to resurrect faster-than-the-speed-of-sound commercial air travel across the Atlantic, not seen since the SST Concorde flown by British Airways...
Aug 17, 2021
'What more can we take?': Haitian-Americans reel from earthquake
By Makini Brice (Reuters) - When Haitian-born Mathieu Eugene walks in the Brooklyn neighborhood he represents on the New York City Council, other immigrants from the country approach him to express th...
Aug 17, 2021
ICC prosecutor urges all sides in Afghanistan to respect humanitarian law
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Tuesday called on all parties in the Afghanistan conflict to respect humanitarian law. In a stateme...
Aug 17, 2021
Ober expected to start as Twins host the Indians
Minnesota Twins host Cleveland Indians Game Day Preview August 17, 2021 (Associated Press) Cleveland Indians (57-60, second in the AL Central) vs. Minnesota Twins (53-66, fourth in the AL Central) Min...
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. airline passenger volume rises but down 21% from pre-pandemic levels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. airlines carried 66.4 million passengers in June, three times the June 2020 volume but still down 21% over pre-pandemic levels, the U.S. Transportation Department said Tues...
Aug 17, 2021
Canada will not recognize Taliban as Afghan gov't - PM Trudeau
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada has no plans to recognize the Taliban as Afghanistan's government following the Islamist movement's takeover of Kabul, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday. "Canada ...
Aug 17, 2021
Sibling trio We Three take music, mental health message on tour
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. band We Three are doing what many musicians dream of at the moment - traveling abroad and playing for live audiences. The group, made up of siblings Manny, Bet...
Aug 17, 2021
NFL-Tebow's comeback attempt ends after one preseason game with Jaguars
(Reuters) - Former National Football League quarterback Tim Tebow's hopes of making a longshot comeback as a tight end for the Jacksonville Jaguars is over as the team cut him on Tuesday after one pre...
Aug 17, 2021
Iran accelerates enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade, IAEA says
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran has accelerated its enrichment of uranium to near weapons-grade, switching to two clusters of advanced centrifuges enriching up to 60% purity from one, the U.N. nuclear watchdo...
Aug 17, 2021
Brazil govt weighs suing paper over article on election threats: defense minister
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Brazilian government is considering suing national newspaper Estado de S. Paulo for a July 22 article that stated that Defense Minister Walter Souza Braga Netto had threatene...
Aug 17, 2021
