f California orthodontist preparing to reopen By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 21:49:12 +0530 The coronavirus outbreak has forced many dentists and orthodontists to hang up their drills. But a father-and-son practice in Sacramento is getting ready to see patients again. Full Article
f Alaska newspaper wins public service Pulitzer; Reuters wins for photography By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 05:24:19 +0530 The Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica won the Pulitzer Prize for public service journalism on Monday for revealing one-third of Alaska's villages had no police protection, while the photography staff of Reuters won the breaking news photography award for documenting last year's violent protests in Hong Kong. Full Article
f Exclusive: U.S. drafting pact for moon mining By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 18:53:23 +0530 Sources tell Reuters the White House will soon propose an international agreement governing mining and commerce on the moon, aiming to attract like-minded space-faring countries to update a 1967 agreement on space law. Full Article
f GM sets May 18 North American restart, profit falls 88% By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 20:38:19 +0530 General Motors on Wednesday outlined plans for a May 18 restart of most of its North American plants shut down by the coronavirus pandemic as it reported a huge plunge in first-quarter profit. This report produced by Yahaira Jacquez. Full Article
f Facebook names first members of content oversight board By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 21:24:37 +0530 Facebook's new content oversight board will include a former prime minister, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and several constitutional law experts and rights advocates in its first 20 members. Full Article
f Trump tests negative after valet contracts virus By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 03:54:20 +0530 U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said it's "one of those things" after he learned that a White House valet tested positive for the coronavirus, noting contact with that person was limited. Gavino Garay has more. Full Article
f Missing for a century, giant Galapagos tortoise is discovered again By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 00:33:41 +0530 Forrest Galante, a host of 'Extinct or Alive' on the 'Animal Planet,' recounts the locating of the Fernandina Island tortoise that hasn't been heard from since 1906. (Dan Fastenberg reports.) Full Article
f 'Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll' exhibit set to launch at New York's 'Met' Museum By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 09:15:44 +0530 It's only 'Rock and Roll,' but one of the world's preeminent museums likes it; New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art will display instruments from Chuck Berry, The Rolling Stones, Kurt Cobain, Lady Gaga and more until October 1. Rough Cut. (No Reporter Narration.) Full Article
f This wristband wants to reduce face touching By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 16:12:35 +0530 When their home city, Seattle, reported its first fatalities from the coronavirus, Justin Ith and his team decided to create a new smartband, the Immutouch, which buzzes when the wearer’s hand goes near their face. Full Article
f On AI: How AI affects human rights By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 22:33:34 +0530 From surveillance to healthcare, artificial intelligence is getting personal. As companies join the AI race, the technology is also raising ethical concerns. Full Article
f Lego-based robot sanitizer created at refugee camp By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 16:42:20 +0530 Refugees at the Zaatari camp in Jordan have designed a robot prototype made from LEGOs, which automatically dispenses sanitizer to avoid contact with the bottle and help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Full Article
f Lego-based robot sanitizer created at refugee camp By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 16:44:19 +0530 Refugees at the Zaatari camp in Jordan have designed a robot prototype made from LEGOs, which automatically dispenses sanitizer to avoid contact with the bottle and help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Full Article
f Class of 2020 graduates with 'robot ceremony' By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:26:19 +0530 Arizona State University's Thunderbird School of Global Management utilizes robots to give its students a virtual graduation ceremony. Freddie Joyner has more. Full Article
f Exotic dance club pivots with 'Food 2 Go-Go' By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 20:56:28 +0530 The Lucky Devil Lounge in Portland, Oregon has found an unusual way to stay afloat in uncertain times - home food delivery courtesy of its exotic dancers. Full Article
f San Diego opera singer swaps concert stage for front porch By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 02:35:37 +0530 Opera singer Victoria Robertson is accustomed to performing on stages much bigger than the five-foot wide front porch of her San Diego home. But with concert venues closed and work at a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic, she decided to make the most of it. Full Article
f Self-driving cars find use in challenging times By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 01:53:35 +0530 After being sidelined as a non-essential business, some self-driving car companies can put their vehicles back on the roads to make food and other deliveries - a win-win scenario that allows them to continue testing their nascent technology. Full Article
f Chicken poo is being used for crowd control now By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 02:35:37 +0530 A town in southern Sweden has turned to a traditional source to try to prevent the coronavirus spreading during an annual festive event on Thursday: Chicken manure. Emer McCarthy reports. Full Article
f Locked down UK comedians aim for record with virtual pub quiz By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 22:07:18 +0530 Russell Howard, Nish Kumar, Jon Richardson and others help 'landlady' Kiri Pritchard-Mclean host 'The Big Comedy Quiz at The Covid Arms' and break a Guinness World Record. Full Article
f Mumbai lake turns pink with flamingos By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 22:14:18 +0530 Thousands of pink-plumed flamingos were spotted in a lake in India's western Maharashtra state on Friday. Full Article
f Coffee and croissants back on the menu in Italy By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 15:49:18 +0530 Romans flocked to the city's bars and cafes for their caffeine fix on Tuesday - but only takeaway options are permitted. Full Article
f Reuters Newsmaker full event: Ryanair’s O’Leary on growth, Brexit, the environment and executive pay By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 16:42:35 +0530 Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary sits down with Reuters Tim Hepher to discuss challenges including industry-wide consolidation, environmental taxes, Brexit, the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX and his 5-year, 100 million euro bonus package. Watch here the full event. Full Article
f Former PM Blair says Britain is a mess By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 14:05:05 +0530 Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday that Britain was in a mess, warning that neither his own Labour Party nor the Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, deserved to win a Dec. 12 election. Full Article
f Tories and Labour 'peddling fantasies', says Blair By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 15:57:19 +0530 Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair argued that the two major UK parties, Conservative and Labour, are 'peddling fantasies' ahead of the upcoming election. Full Article
f 'No-deal Brexit not off the table' warns Blair By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 16:13:16 +0530 Former British Primer Minister Tony Blair cast doubt on that timetable for Brexit negotiations and said there was still a risk that Britain could exit the EU in a year's time without having struck a deal with its biggest trading partner. Full Article
f Don't hold breath for UK-U.S. trade deal - Blair By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 17:08:20 +0530 Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday that a UK-U.S. trade deal would be very difficult to agree, saying protectionist sentiment worldwide was making trade agreements harder to negotiate. Full Article
f Eight Indian soldiers die in gunbattles amid major Kashmir offensive By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 22:49:42 +0530 Three Indian soldiers were killed in a gunbattle with militants in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Monday, a day after a similar incident in which five were killed. Full Article southAsiaNews
f Pakistan concerned at workers returning from UAE with coronavirus By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 21:57:44 +0530 Pakistan has raised concerns with the United Arab Emirates that many citizens were returning home from the Gulf Arab state infected with COVID-19 and that crowded living conditions for workers in the UAE may be helping spread the virus, officials said on Tuesday. Full Article southAsiaNews
f Afghanistan distributes free bread as prices soar amid coronavirus By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 22:18:59 +0530 Afghanistan's government began distributing free bread to hundreds of thousands of people across the country this week as supplies have been disrupted during the coronavirus shutdown and prices have soared, officials and experts said. Full Article southAsiaNews
f Pakistan defers probe into private power sector's alleged wrongdoing By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 22:52:02 +0530 Pakistan on Tuesday deferred for two months an inquiry into suspected contract violations by independent power producers which may have cost the national exchequer billions of dollars. Full Article southAsiaNews
f Taliban not living up to commitments, U.S. Defense Secretary says By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 09:59:08 +0530 U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that the Taliban were not living up to their commitments under an agreement signed this year, amid signs the fragile deal is under strain by a political deadlock and increasing Taliban violence. Full Article southAsiaNews
f India's plans airlift for 400,000 stranded abroad by virus travel restrictions By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 16:38:39 +0530 India will begin flights on Thursday to bring home some 400,000 citizens stranded overseas by travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, prompting some worries over the risk that imported infections could fuel contagion in the country. Full Article southAsiaNews
f Members of Islamic State-Haqqani network arrested over Kabul attacks By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 17:47:57 +0530 Afghan security forces arrested eight members of a network grouping Islamic State and Haqqani militants responsible for bloody attacks in the capital including on Sikh worshippers, the country's security agency said on Wednesday. Full Article southAsiaNews
f Pakistan excludes religious sect from minority commission By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:03:00 +0530 Pakistan's cabinet has declined to include a religious sect that rights group says suffers widespread persecution in a newly formed commission for minorities, after opposition from conservatives in the government, officials said on Thursday. Full Article southAsiaNews
f Exclusive: Large number of COVID-19 cases among Afghan medics spark alarm in Kabul By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 22:16:43 +0530 More than a third of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Afghan capital have been among doctors and other healthcare staff, two senior health officials said on Thursday, in a sign that the war-torn country is struggling to deal with the pandemic. Full Article southAsiaNews
f Bangladesh quarantines hundreds of Rohingya boat people on island: officials By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:22:03 +0530 The Bangladesh navy has rescued around 280 Rohingya Muslims from the Bay of Bengal, towing their stranded boat to an island where they will be quarantined as a precaution against the coronavirus, coast guard and naval officials said on Friday. Full Article southAsiaNews
f Taliban blow up police chief in latest Afghanistan attack By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 15:44:43 +0530 Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents killed a provincial police chief and two others in a roadside bomb attack, the local governor said on Friday, in the latest violence hindering a U.S.-brokered peace process. Full Article southAsiaNews
f Seven killed in protests over food distribution in Afghanistan, local MP says By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:41:36 +0530 Seven people were killed when protesters angry over what they see as unfair food aid distribution during the coronavirus pandemic clashed with police in Afghanistan's western Ghor province on Saturday, according to a local member of parliament. Full Article southAsiaNews
f Indigenous elders channel tough love in Earth Day film By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 21:24:20 +0530 Indigenous elders from Alaska to Australia have come together to deliver some tough love in a new film for Earth Day. Francis Maguire reports. Full Article
f South Korean artist crafts cornstarch furniture By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 21:23:51 +0530 Artist Ryu Jong-dae experiments with various cornstarch-based bioplastic in the bid to protect the Earth. Rosanna Philpott reports. Full Article
f Carbon Shift: Big oil is competing on net zero targets By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:51:07 +0530 Shell has raised the environmental stakes among major oil and gas producers with plans to dramatically reduce the carbon impact of its business. Full Article
f 'Act, or Die': Walter Cronkite's First Earth Day By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 20:47:40 +0530 CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite hosted a special broadcast on the very first Earth Day on April 22, 1970 to report on the nationwide protests that took place that day. Full Article
f German youth jazz-up social distancing for climate demo By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:51:21 +0530 Young German climate-strikers on Friday (April 24) got creative with their social distancing, set up hundreds of cardboard cutouts to represent protesters taking part in the Fridays for Future demonstration. Full Article
f Carbon Shift: How Trump and Biden compare on climate issues By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 19:59:07 +0530 One has been promoting environmental regulation for decades, while the other is bent on dismantling such policies. It makes for clear battle lines in the upcoming presidential election. Full Article
f Carbon Shift: Lockdown might not fix the climate crisis By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 19:38:56 +0530 Sorry. A short dip in carbon emissions won’t save the planet after all. Things may even get worse, say the experts. Full Article
f Britain to welcome first wild storks in centuries amid lockdown By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:42:18 +0530 Storks are famous in folklore for delivering human babies to their parents. Conservationists are looking to return the favour with the imminent hatching of several white stork eggs on a 'rewilding' estate in southern England - as the coronavirus outbreak provides a noticeable boost for some wildlife. Full Article
f Facebook names first members of content oversight board By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 21:24:37 +0530 Facebook's new content oversight board will include a former prime minister, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and several constitutional law experts and rights advocates in its first 20 members. Full Article
f Africa Now: Senegal’s startup scene By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 03:29:50 +0530 Senegal is quickly becoming a tech hub leader in Francophone West Africa, having raised $22 million in investments for tech and digital companies in 2018, according to Partech, a global investment platform. However, the business ecosystem in the region remains beset by a critical funding gap. Full Article
f 'Animal Crossing' helps Nintendo smash Switch sales forecast By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 14:32:19 +0530 Japan's Nintendo said Thursday it sold 21 million Switch units in the year ended March, smashing its forecast of 19.5 million units, with hit title Animal Crossing: New Horizons shifting 13.4 million units in its first six weeks. Ciara Lee reports Full Article
f Bank of England predicts worst slump in 300 years By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 15:42:20 +0530 The Bank of England says the UK faces its worst slump in 300 years, but on Thursday held off from any moves on rates or bond buying. Julian Satterthwaite reports. Full Article
f Air France-KLM and Rolls-Royce eye job cuts By feeds.reuters.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 17:22:19 +0530 Air France-KLM and jet engine maker Rolls-Royce are considering job cuts as lockdowns take a toll on first-quarter earnings. Francis Maguire reports. Full Article