New Jersey Moves Closer to Gas Leaf Blower Ban
Trenton, NJ – The New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Committee has approved Senate Bill No. 217 with amendments, aiming to phase out gas-powered leaf blowers in the state. The bill addresses…
Scientists build ‘baby’ wormhole as sci-fi moves closer to fact
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In science fiction – think films and TV like “Interstellar” and “Star Trek” – wormholes in the cosmos serve as portals through space and time for…
Explainer-Why U.S. seeks closer security cooperation with the Philippines
By David Brunnstrom and Karen Lema WASHINGTON/MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits the Philippines this week in the Biden administration’s latest high-level engagement with America’s oldest Asian ally and…
Brazil moves closer to China corn exports as Beijing approves traders
By Dominique Patton and Ana Mano BEIJING/SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Chinese customs updated its list of approved Brazilian corn exporters on Wednesday, a move a Brazilian agriculture official said could jumpstart sales of…
Marketmind: Closer to fine
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook. Having jumped the gun a few times, markets are again pricing in a pivot in monetary policy and…
With Putin under pressure, Belarus edges closer to joining war in Ukraine
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – A flurry of military activity in Belarus this week has caught the attention of Ukraine and the West as a potential sign that President Alexander Lukashenko…
Explainer-Putin and North Korea’s Kim forge closer ties amid shared isolation
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a birthday greeting to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, congratulating him for “crushing the challenges and threats of…
Is NATO Closer To War With Russia After Nord Stream Sabotage?
Is NATO Closer To War With Russia After Nord Stream Sabotage? Micaela Burrow on September 29, 2022 NATO pledged a “united and determined” response to the apparent sabotage on the Nord…
Climate tipping points of coral die-off, ice sheet collapse closer than thought
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) – When might the world’s bleaching coral reefs pass the point of no return? When would warming temperatures cause the Greenland Ice Sheet to collapse and trigger…
Petrobras moves closer to fertilizer plant sale
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Petrobras said on Monday it had started the binding phase of selling its fertilizer project UFN-III, inviting potential buyers to bid on the plant. The sale comes…
Analysis-China no closer to peak coal despite record renewable capacity additions
By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Though China is aiming to roll out record amounts of renewable capacity this year as decarbonisation elsewhere stalls, economic challenges mean Beijing is unlikely to tackle…
China’s memory upstart YMTC edges closer to rivals with 232-layer chip
(Corrects Reuters Instrument Code in paragraph 10) By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI -Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC) on Wednesday announced new memory chip technology that would help it catch up…
Colombia July inflation forecast ever closer to double digits: Reuters poll
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA – Colombia’s inflation is forecast to have maintained its upward trajectory in July, rising almost to 10% amid supply issues and robust demand, pushing up estimates for this…
SAS and striking pilots closer to deal but issues remain, mediator tells E24
STOCKHOLM – Crisis-hit airline SAS and unions have made progress on a new savings deal to end a 13-day pilots’ strike, but significant issues have yet to be resolved, a mediator told…
EU edges closer to ending ‘too-big-to-fail’ banks by 2024
By Huw Jones LONDON – The European Union’s body for dismantling failed banks said on Wednesday it would ratchet up pressure on lenders over the coming months to bolster their defences so…
Russia to improve crypto transaction monitoring as regulation draws closer
(This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine) MOSCOW – Russia’s financial monitoring agency, Rosfinmonitoring, said on Friday it was using software to…
Singapore Airlines expects to inch closer to pre-pandemic capacity by 2022-end
(Reuters) – Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) said it expects passenger capacity to reach about 81% of pre-pandemic levels by December as flyers rush to the skies after the easing of COVID-19 curbs.…
Tumble in Coinbase pushes Wood’s ARK fund closer to pandemic low
By David Randall NEW YORK – A collapse in cryptocurrency company Coinbase Global Inc pushed star stock picker Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation ETF down nearly 8% on Wednesday, putting it within 10%…
Fed’s Brainard confirmation set to move step closer, others wait in wings
(Reuters) – One of President Joe Biden’s key nominees to the Federal Reserve, Lael Brainard, is set to move a step closer to confirmation on Monday, with the possibility she and three…
EU chief to seek closer military, trade and tech ties on India visit
BRUSSELS – The European Union’s chief executive will seek to increase sales of European military equipment to India and relaunch talks on a free trade deal when she meets India’s prime minister…
U.S. Fed nominees move a step closer to confirmation
By David Morgan (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s nominees to the Federal Reserve moved a step closer to confirmation Thursday after U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer entered procedural motions for two…
ECB policymakers saw rate hike drawing closer in February
FRANKFURT – European Central Bank policymakers meeting last month agreed that the first interest rate hike in more than a decade was drawing closer as inflation showed signs of taking hold, the…
West moves closer to cutting Russia’s SWIFT access, says Lithuania
VILNIUS – Western partners are moving closer to halting Russia’s access to the SWIFT global interbank payments system, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said on Saturday. “Our goal is that the decision…
‘May be soon’: Argentina’s $40 billion IMF deal trundles closer despite push-back
By Jorge Otaola and Adam Jourdan BUENOS AIRES – Argentina’s deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to refinance over $40 billion in debts is trudging closer to the finish line, despite…
U.S. lawmakers closer to agreement on Russia sanctions bill -Schumer
WASHINGTON – U.S. lawmakers negotiating a Russia sanctions bill were getting “closer and closer” to an agreement, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday. Russia has amassed troops and equipment along…
Cuba Signs On To China’s Belt Road Initiative, Bringing Xi’s Influence Closer To Home
Cuba officially signed on to a Chinese energy pact on Monday, strengthening President Xi Jinping’s relationship with Latin America at a time when the U.S. has warned that China’s influence is increasing…
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