Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Wall Street bank bosses to warn US lawmakers that new regulations will hurt economy
By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top bosses of JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and other major banks planned on Wednesday to warn lawmakers that capital hikes and ot...
Dec 06, 2023
Indonesia rescuers evacuate all climbers from Marapi volcano after eruption killed 23
By Aidil Ichlas TANAH DATAR, Indonesia (Reuters) - Rescuers have evacuated all of the climbers who were trapped on Indonesia's Marapi volcano, a spokesperson for the search and rescue agency said on W...
Dec 06, 2023
Climate change-2023 will be the warmest year on record – EU’s Copernicus
(Reuters) - European Union scientists said on Wednesday that 2023 would be the warmest year on record, as global mean temperature for the first 11 months of the year hit the highest level on record, 1...
Dec 06, 2023
Some Australian farmers get a boost from above-average Nov rains
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's rainfall in November was 37.8% above the 1961-1990 average, the country's weather bureau said on Wednesday, a boost for many farmers after a hot, dry period that hit c...
Dec 06, 2023
Analysis-Sovereign wealth funds struggle to turn their trillions to climate finance
By Libby George and Hadeel Al Sayegh LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - Sovereign wealth funds that control nearly $12 trillion in assets are unlikely to quickly dismantle the hurdles in the way of urgently nee...
Dec 06, 2023
Vast village heat pump tests one route to net zero for rural Britain
By Kate Holton, Natalie Thomas and Hannah McKay SWAFFHAM PRIOR, England (Reuters) - In a quiet field in eastern England a vast heat pump generates enough warmth to supply houses throughout a historic ...
Dec 06, 2023
Rescuers pull out first survivor of Zambia landslide that trapped 25 miners
LUSAKA (Reuters) - Rescue workers in Zambia have pulled out the first survivor of a Dec. 1 landslide that inundated a open-pit copper mine and trapped at least 25 people who were working there without...
Dec 06, 2023
Olympics-ISA welcomes pause in controversial surf tower construction
(Reuters) - The International Surfing Association (ISA) has welcomed a pause in preparations for the construction of a judging tower for the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti after local op...
Dec 05, 2023
Actors ratify three-year contract, ending Hollywood’s labor turmoil
By Danielle Broadway and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Members of the SAG-AFTRA actors union approved a three-year contract with major studios on Tuesday, formally ending six months of Hollywoo...
Dec 05, 2023
Trump: I won’t be a dictator if I become U.S. president again
By Tim Reid (Reuters) - Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will not become a dictator if he becomes U.S. president again except "on day one", after warnings from Democrats and some Republicans that ...
Dec 05, 2023
