Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Scientists unravel secrets of ultra-black fish swimming the deepest depths
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For fish inhabiting the immense darkness of the deep sea, being ultra-black offers great camouflage in a fish-eat-fish world. Scientists studying some of these ex...
Jul 16, 2020
Delay could kill probe related to Trump's finances, New York prosecutor says
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York prosecutor on Thursday warned against the possibility of letting U.S. President Donald Trump run out the clock on the Manhattan district attorney's criminal probe into ...
Jul 16, 2020
NY Fed's Williams says low take-up of emergency lending facilities a sign of success
(Reuters) - The emergency lending facilities set up by the Federal Reserve helped to ease credit markets after they were disrupted by the pandemic, and relatively low usage of the programs is a sign t...
Jul 16, 2020
Solar probe reveals sun's tiny 'campfires' in closest-ever photos
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A solar probe built by the European Space Agency and NASA has delivered the closest photos ever taken of the sun's surface, revealing a landscape rife with thou...
Jul 16, 2020
Time to reconsider Native American names, say activists and academics
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - As the Washington, D.C. National Football League franchise contemplates a new identity, some activists, academics and branding experts say other teams should reconsider thei...
Jul 16, 2020
CVS to require customers to wear masks at all U.S. pharmacies
(Reuters) - CVS Health Corp said on Thursday it would require customers to wear face coverings while shopping at its U.S. pharmacies, joining a host of retailers in the country in their push to curb t...
Jul 16, 2020
Gabon appoints first woman prime minister amid government shakeup
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Gabon President Ali Bongo on Thursday promoted his defence minister, Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda, to prime minister on Thursday, the first time a woman has held the role in ...
Jul 16, 2020
Death toll in Turkish migrant boat sinking rises to 40
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The death toll from a migrant boat sinking in Lake Van in eastern Turkey rose to 40, the local governor's office said on Thursday, after nearly three weeks of search operations. T...
Jul 16, 2020
UK COVID-19 deaths from confirmed cases rise by 66 to 45,119
LONDON (Reuters) - The United Kingdom's death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose to 45,119, up 66 on the previous day, the government said on Thursday. (Reporting by Alistair Smout, writing by...
Jul 16, 2020
Exclusive: J&J says in talks with Japan, Gates Foundation to lock in deals on COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson Inc is in talks with the government of Japan and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation about locking up allocations of its potential COVID-19 vaccine in advance of it pro...
Jul 16, 2020
