Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. House Republicans expected to vote on ending earmarks ban, sources say
By David Morgan and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are expected to vote on Wednesday on whether to reverse their self-imposed ban on earmarks -...
Mar 17, 2021
Political role under fire in European AstraZeneca vaccine suspensions
By Douglas Busvine and Ludwig Burger BERLIN (Reuters) - The decision by more than a dozen European countries to suspend AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot faced deepening scrutiny on Wednesday, amid concerns...
Mar 17, 2021
Biden says Major, his German Shepherd, is out of the dog house
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden says his rescue dog, a German Shepherd named Major, is being trained after an incident last week but has not been banished from the White House, adding the p...
Mar 17, 2021
Israel's Incredibuild raises $140 million in Insight-led funding round
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Incredibuild, which helps companies speed up their software development process, said on Wednesday it had raised $140 million in a private funding round led by U.S. vent...
Mar 17, 2021
Egypt prepares to start move to new capital, away from the chaos of Cairo
By Aidan Lewis and Mohamed Abdellah CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt is racing to prepare a grandiose new capital city in the desert east of Cairo before the first civil servants move in this summer and ahead ...
Mar 17, 2021
White House task force met to discuss Microsoft software weaknesses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House's task force looking into the recent hack of Microsoft Corp's Exchange met this week with representatives of the private sector, White House spokeswoman Jen Psak...
Mar 17, 2021
Israeli town abuzz with delivery drones in coordinated airspace test
HADERA/HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) - The skies above the Israeli town of Hadera were abuzz with delivery drones on Wednesday as national authorities tested a central control room for safely coordinating t...
Mar 17, 2021
Countdown to the Fed: What the analysts say
(Reuters) - Investors are laser-focused on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday and crucially the bond market's reaction to the central bank's policy-setting committee meeting, with benchm...
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. Commerce Dept expands sanctions on Russia over 2018 poisoning of ex-officer in UK
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday said it was tightening sanctions on some exports to Russia in response to the poisoning of a former Russian military intelligence officer, partial...
Mar 17, 2021
Steelmaker ArcelorMittal steps up carbon-neutral push
By Marine Strauss and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - ArcelorMittal will offer green certificates to customers willing to pay a premium for low-carbon steel, it said on Wednesday as it also launched ...
Mar 17, 2021
