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Spain’s top court upholds euthanasia law in blow for far-right party
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Constitutional Court has dismissed a challenge by far-right party Vox against a euthanasia law approved in 2021, dealing a second blow to Vox on Wednesday as its no-confiden...
Mar 22, 2023
Locks of hair compose a symphony of genetic information on Beethoven
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Using five locks of hair, scientists have sequenced the genome of one of history's greatest musical composers - Ludwig van Beethoven - nearly two centuries after his death, ...
Mar 22, 2023
Baidu’s smart car business to test autonomous vehicles in Shanghai
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Apollo, Chinese tech giant Baidu's smart car business, has received approval to be among the first companies to test fully autonomous vehicles in Shanghai, China's largest city, ...
Mar 22, 2023
Blinken promises review of Afghan withdrawal to Congress by mid-April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told lawmakers on Wednesday that the State Department has been putting together a review of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and will ...
Mar 22, 2023
Exclusive-Republican U.S. Senator Rick Scott, Democrat Warren unveil Fed oversight bill
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A conservative Republican and a progressive Democrat in the U.S. Senate are introducing legislation on Wednesday to replace the Federal Reserve's internal watchd...
Mar 22, 2023
Moderna CEO defends $130 COVID vaccine price in Senate hearing
(Reuters) -Moderna Inc's chief executive on Wednesday defended the company's plan to quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine, telling U.S. lawmakers it will no longer have the economies of scale f...
Mar 22, 2023
U.S. Senate panel cancels planned vote for aviation regulator nominee
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee canceled a planned vote Wednesday on President Joe Biden's nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Sena...
Mar 22, 2023
Honduras demanded $2.5 billion in Taiwan aid before China announcement-source
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Honduras demanded $2.5 billion in aid from Taiwan the day before Honduran President Xiomara Castro tweeted her government would seek to open relations with China, a source familiar ...
Mar 22, 2023
First Republic shares volatile as capital infusion remains in limbo
(Reuters) - Shares of First Republic Bank were volatile in morning trading on Wednesday as the regional lender struggled to raise capital amid worries that it may need to downsize or seek government s...
Mar 22, 2023
Brazil police bust gang plot to attack authorities, public servants
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's federal police on Wednesday launched an operation to dismantle a criminal gang that plotted to carry out deadly attacks against police officials and public servants, the...
Mar 22, 2023
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