Sweden Merges Its Environmental Authority With Ministry of Energy, Plans to Restart Nuclear Power Plants
The new Swedish Minister of Climate and Environment, Romina Pourmokhtari, will now work under Minister...
Post-COVID Math, Reading Proficiency Among US Students at Lowest Level in Over a Decade
America's students have been set back more than 15 years in terms of their mathematics and basic literary...
‘It’s time for a change’: Cara Castronuova on Her Race for District 22 in the NYS Assembly
On Oct. 25, Cara Castronuova, who is vying to unseat longtime Democrat incumbent Michaelle Solages as...
Gas Price Cap Possible This Winter if Countries Agree: EU Energy Chief
BRUSSELS — The European Union could introduce a gas price cap this winter to limit excessive price spikes...
Trade Deficit for US Goods Widens as Home Sales and Imports Dwindle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened sharply in September, likely as a strong dollar and softening global demand weighed on exports, but that did not change expectations that trade led an...
Nasdaq Wanes Amid Weak Big Tech Earnings
(Reuters) — The Nasdaq index fell on Wednesday, Oct. 26 as disappointing results and warnings from Microsoft and Alphabet sparked losses in mega-cap companies and raised fears of slowing economic growth, while an upbeat earnings...
New York Judge Rules Fired Unvaccinated City Employees May Return to Work, Entitled to Back Pay
A new ruling by a New York State Supreme Court Judge has sent 16 Department of Sanitation (SDNY) workers who were terminated for refusing to comply with the city’s Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination mandate...
Healing Herbs and Spices of India, Part IV: White Lotus
The lovely white lotus, with its enchanting beauty and fragrance, is universally admired for its pure and enduring nature. Owing to its many healing properties, the entire lotus plant has also been employed in Traditional...
Hyundai Breaks Ground on $5.5 Billion EV Plant, Boasts Production Capacity
ELLABELL, Ga. (Reuters) — Hyundai Motor Co broke ground on a $5.54 billion electric vehicle (EV) and battery plant in the U.S. on Tuesday, Oct. 25 as South Korea's biggest automaker grapples with an uncertain...
Cyclone Lashes Bangladesh, Killing Nine and Flooding Low-Lying Areas
DHAKA (Reuters) — A cyclone roared into the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday, Oct. 25 killing at least nine people, destroying houses, uprooting trees and disrupting road, power and communication links, officials said. Mass evacuations before...
Pipeline Blasts Leave Nord Stream in Insurance Limbo
Analysis LONDON (Reuters) — With the mystery of the blasts that destroyed undersea gas pipelines between Russia and Germany unsolved, Nord Stream 1's insurers and reinsurers are grappling with how to respond to hundreds of...
US Consumers Confidence Ebbs as Housing Prices Slow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. consumer confidence ebbed in October after two straight monthly increases amid rising concerns about inflation and a possible recession next year, but households remained keen to purchase big-ticket items like motor...