Athletics-Kenya’s Chepngetich Smashes Women’s Marathon World Record
Oct. 13 By Amy Tennery (Reuters) -Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich put on a performance for the ages as she obliterated the women’s marathon world record in Chicago on Sunday, taking nearly two minutes off the previous best to win in an unofficial time of two hours,…
Traveling into the unknown. Science and Research
Oct. 12 By Julian Fuerte On October 2, the Spanish Geographical Society organized the conference “Travels into the Unknown. Science and Research”. The Siberian Arctic, an area located above 60 ° north latitude and beyond 60 ° East longitude, is a region completely unknown even…
Boeing to Cut 17,000 Jobs and Delay First 777X Delivery as Strike Hits Finances
Oct. 11 By Allison Lampert and David Shepardson (Reuters) -Boeing will cut 17,000 jobs, delay first deliveries of its 777X jet by a year and record $5 billion in losses in the third quarter, as the U.S. planemaker continues to spiral during a month-long strike….
Election race: Toxic Ukrainian Case
Oct. 10 By Julia O`Malley In this publication, it is proposed to consider the attempts by Democrats and Republicans to use the Russia-Ukraine conflict as an instrument in the ongoing pre-election struggle for the US presidency. The visit of Vladimir Zelensky to the United States…
What Damage Did Florida Sustain From Hurricane Milton?
Oct. 10 By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) -Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida’s west coast on Wednesday evening before driving across the state’s peninsula and blowing out to the Atlantic by morning. The storm damaged buildings and infrastructure and brought intense rainfall, but the catastrophic storm…
Hurricane Milton Could Cost Insurers up to $100 Billion, Analysts Say
Oct. 9 By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain LONDON (Reuters) – Hurricane Milton could result in losses of up to $100 billion for the global insurance industry, creating a surge in 2025 reinsurance prices that could boost some insurance companies’ shares, analysts said on…
US FAA Could Approve SpaceX Starship 5 License This Month, Source Says
Oct. 8 By David Shepardson and Marisa Taylor WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration could approve a license for the launch of SpaceX’s Starship 5 as soon as this month, a source told Reuters on Tuesday. Last month, the FAA said it did not…
Milton Strengthens to Category 4 Hurricane, US NHC Says
Oct. 7 By Swati Verma (Reuters) – Milton has rapidly intensified into a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Monday. Milton is located about 150 miles (240 km) west of Progreso Mexico, with maximum sustained…
US Lets Starlink Provide Direct-To-Cell Coverage for Hurricane-Hit Areas
Oct. 6 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Sunday allowed Elon Musk’s SpaceX and T Mobile to enable Starlink satellites with direct-to-cell capability to provide coverage for cellphones in areas of North Carolina hard-hit by Hurricane Helene. The FCC…
Tropical Storm Milton Set to Become Hurricane Impacting Florida’s West Coast
Oct. 5 By Chandni Shah (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Milton has strengthened and is set to become a hurricane that will impact Florida’s west coast next week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday. The storm was about 385 miles (620 km) west-northwest of…
US Port Strike Ends, Leaving Cargo Backlog
Oct. 4 By Doyinsola Oladipo and David Shepardson (Reuters) -U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports were reopened on Friday after dockworkers and port operators reached a wage deal to settle the industry’s biggest work stoppage in nearly half a century, but clearing the cargo…
China’s WuXi Explores Sale of Pharma Operations as US Restrictions Loom, FT Reports
Oct. 3 By Rishabh Jaiswal (Reuters) -WuXi AppTec and WuXi Biologics are planning to sell some of their operations after the Chinese biotech companies were targeted by the U.S. on national security grounds, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. WuXi AppTec has put its cell…