Russia, U.S. remain divided over extending last nuclear arms pact
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia and the United States on Wednesday remained at odds over extending the last major arms control (More…)
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Officials in Japan warn of potential earthquake, that could be worse than Fukushima, is overdue
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The Japanese government warns of an 80% chance of a magnitude 9 Nankai Trough earthquake in 30 years, (More...)Health & Science
Mnuchin says coronavirus relief deal unlikely before U.S. election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Wednesday said he and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi were (More…)
First collection of Shakespeare’s plays sells for almost $10 million
By Jill Serjeant
(Reuters) – A rare 1623 book that brought together William Shakespeare’s plays for the first time sold (More…)
U.S. CDC reports 215,194 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 7.8 million cases of the new (More…)
Eli Lilly says other COVID-19 antibody drug trials ongoing after study halted for safety concern
By Carl O’Donnell and Michael Erman
(Reuters) – Eli Lilly & Co on Wednesday said other trials of its experimental (More…)
World stocks whipsaw on pandemic worries, gold gains
By Koh Gui Qing and Carolyn Cohn
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. and European shares whipsawed between modest gains and (More…)
Countries turn to rapid antigen tests to contain second wave of COVID-19
By John Miller, Caroline Copley and Bart H. Meijer
ZURICH/BERLIN (Reuters) – Countries straining to contain a second wave of (More…)
Israel approves first new settler homes since suspending annexation, NGO says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel approved more than 1,300 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the Peace (More…)
Trump’s Supreme Court pick lauded as ‘unashamedly pro-life’ in hearing’s third day
By Lawrence Hurley, Patricia Zengerle and Andrew Chung
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett (More…)
Global CO2 emissions show biggest ever drop in first half of 2020
By Nina Chestney
LONDON (Reuters) – Global carbon dioxide emissions fell by 8.8% in the first six months of this (More…)
