Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Nitin Sawhney unites different voices in new album celebrating identity
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - Nitin Sawhney celebrates identity in his new album, bringing together different voices from singers Joss Stone and Guy Garvey to Asian women asylum seekers...
Oct 11, 2023
Global economic losses from extreme weather could hit $5 trln -Lloyd’s
LONDON (Reuters) - Global economic losses could reach $5 trillion under a "plausible increase" in extreme weather events linked to climate change that cause crop failures and food and water shortages,...
Oct 11, 2023
Early warning system for India’s flooded glacial lake was delayed by a year
By Krishn Kaushik and Shivam Patel GANGTOK/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An early warning system for glacial floods was due to have been installed in the Indian Himalayas last year, but work on the project on...
Oct 11, 2023
Soccer-World Cup in six countries at odds with FIFA’s climate strategy – experts
By Aadi Nair and Rohith Nair (Reuters) - FIFA's decision to hold the 2030 World Cup in six countries with fans flying to over 100 games will increase the tournament's carbon footprint and is at odds w...
Oct 11, 2023
US solar company Suniva to restart idled factory thanks to Biden climate law
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - Suniva, the U.S. solar manufacturer that successfully fought for tariffs on cheap panels made overseas, will restart its Georgia cell factory next year thanks to incentive...
Oct 11, 2023
Factbox-US House Republicans eye Scalise, Jordan for possible next speaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday could begin voting on a new speaker to lead their narrow and fractious majority, which just last week ousted Kevin ...
Oct 11, 2023
Zimbabwe suspends import tax on fertilizer as El Nino looms
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's government has suspended import duty on nitrogenous fertilizer as it moves to reduce input costs and boost grain production ahead of a farming season that could be impact...
Oct 11, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial to resume with more testimony from Caroline Ellison
By Jody Godoy and Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Caroline Ellison, the former co-head of Sam Bankman-Fried's hedge fund and a pivotal witness in his trial on fraud charges tied to the collapse of his ...
Oct 11, 2023
US House Republicans seek to unite around a new speaker
By David Morgan and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will try to unite around a new speaker to lead their fractious and narrow majority on Wednesda...
Oct 11, 2023
US Supreme Court scrutinizes South Carolina voting map deemed racially biased
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court was set on Wednesday to hear a bid by South Carolina officials to revive a Republican-drawn electoral map faulted by a lower court for movi...
Oct 11, 2023
