Japan’s SLIM Moon Craft Short on Power After Successful Lunar Landing
Jan. 19 By Kantaro Komiya and Joey Roulette TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan on Saturday became the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon, but solar power issues threatened to cut short the nation’s mission to prove a “precision” landing technology and revitalise a space…
Women in Germany Earn 18% Less Than Men as Gender Pay Gap Persists
Jan. 18 By David Shepardson and Valerie Insinna BERLIN (Reuters) – Women in Germany earned 18% less on average than men last year, due largely to a levelling-off in earnings after having children and taking part-time work, the Federal Statistics Office said on Thursday. The…
US FAA Says First 40 Inspections of Boeing 737 MAX 9 Planes Complete
Jan. 17 By David Shepardson and Valerie Insinna WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Wednesday that inspections of an initial group of 40 Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets had been completed, a key hurdle to eventually ungrounding the model after a mid-air…
Shell to Exit Nigeria’s Troubled Onshore Oil After Nearly a Century
Jan. 16 By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) -Shell is set to conclude nearly a century of operations in Nigerian onshore oil and gas after agreeing to sell its subsidiary there to a consortium of five mostly local companies for up to $2.4 billion. The British…
Volvo Eyes Sale of Arquus to John Cockerill, Takes $87 Million Hit
Jan. 15 By Greta Rosen Fondahn (Reuters) -Sweden’s Volvo said on Monday it had signed an option agreement to sell its Arquus defence unit to John Cockerill Defense, and would book a fourth-quarter operating loss from the deal of some 900 million Swedish crowns ($87.44…
Iowa Principal Dies From Injuries Sustained in School Shooting
Jan. 14 By Maria Caspani (Reuters) – The principal of a school in a small Iowa town who was injured during a shooting on campus at the beginning of the month died on Sunday, his family said. Dan Marburger, had been principal at Perry High…
NFL-Buffalo Playoff Opener Postponed Until Monday Due to Winter Storm
Jan. 13 By Frank Pingue in Toronto (Reuters) – The NFL playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and visiting Pittsburgh Steelers has been postponed until Monday due to a winter storm, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on Saturday. The game, originally scheduled to kick…
US Airlines Cancel Over 2,000 Flights Due to Massive Winter Storm
Jan. 12 By Nathan Gomes in Bengaluru (Reuters) -Airlines in the United States canceled more than 2,000 flights on Friday after a massive winter storm knocked out power and affected businesses in 12 states ahead of a likely brutal freeze over the weekend. A total…
Analysis: Spot Bitcoin ETFs May Face Uphill Battle to Widen Token’s Appeal
Jan. 11 By Suzanne McGee (Reuters) – Crypto enthusiasts hailed the approval of U.S. bitcoin exchange-traded funds as the birth of a new asset class, but broadening acceptance of the famously turbulent cryptocurrency beyond its true believers could prove challenging. A decade in the making,…
Analysis-Vulcan Rocket’s Debut Brings Long-Awaited Challenge to SpaceX Dominance
Jan. 10 By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Boeing-Lockheed joint venture’s launch of a new Vulcan rocket this week inaugurated a formidable rival to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, a milestone long sought by the U.S. government as it seeks to build a list of launch…
Analysis-Oil Tankers Continue Red Sea Movements Despite Houthi Attacks
Jan. 9 By Georgina McCartney and Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil and fuel tanker traffic in the Red Sea was stable in December, even though many container ships have rerouted due to attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi militants, a Reuters analysis of vessel tracking data…
Big Tech Rebuffs US Consumer Watchdog Plans to Supervise Digital Wallets
Jan. 8 By Douglas Gillison (Reuters) -A U.S. watchdog’s plan to supervise companies like Apple and Alphabet’s Google that provide digital wallets and payment apps risks stifling innovation and keeping some players out of the market, their lobby group said on Monday. The warnings from…