Ballmer crafts new funding strategy to confront gun violence
Gun violence in America is a public health crisis that is worsening with pandemic-like speed. So says Steve Ballmer, the…
March 9, 2022
Makers Of Basic Necessities Face ‘tradeoff’ Supplying Russia With Cookies, Soap
By Jessica DiNapoli and Richa Naidu NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Makers of everyday staples from Pampers diapers to Dove soap…
U.S. House Panel Refers Amazon To Justice Department Amid Competition Probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has referred Amazon.com Inc to the U.S. Department of Justice, alleging “potentially…
Young Ukrainian dancers, trapped abroad, get Paris residency
PARIS (AP) — The dancers are torn between body and mind — physically on stage in Paris but in spirit…
With Ukraine war, Europe’s geopolitical map is moving again
BRUSSELS (AP) — Even though Russia has lost influence and friends since the collapse of the Soviet empire in 1989,…
Ukraine bans exports of wheat, oats and other food staples
LONDON (AP) — Ukraine’s government has banned the export of wheat, oats and other staples that are crucial for global…
Analysis-Ukraine Crisis Leaves European Banks’ Renaissance In Tatters
By Lawrence White and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s struggling banks entered 2022 on a wave of optimism not…
Biden Orders Government To Study Digital Dollar, Other Cryptocurrency Risks
By Andrea Shalal and Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Wednesday…
Biden signs order on cryptocurrency as its use explodes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency that urges the…
COVID-19 cases, deaths continue to drop globally, WHO says
LONDON (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths globally have continued to fall in the past week,…