By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19 and cancer presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago. Blood cancer patients show strong T-cell response to COV…
Apple dives deeper into autos with software for car dashboard
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -Apple Inc on Monday announced it would more deeply integrate its software into the instrument cluster on the dashboard of cars that will start shipping next year, while analysts and developers are keenly awaiting any hints …
Russia sanctions U.S. Treasury and energy secretaries, defence and media executives
(Reuters) – Russia has imposed personal sanctions on 61 U.S. officials including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and leading defence and media executives, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday. The ministry …
New York governor signs new curbs on guns in wake of mass shootings
By Rich McKay (Reuters) – New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday signed a packet of 10 gun control bills into law, setting new limits on buying assault-style weapons and body armor, among other measures, in the wake of mass shootings in Buffalo and T…
Migrant caravan in Mexico heads for U.S. border as Americas Summit starts
By Jose Torres and Lizbeth Diaz TAPACHULA (Reuters) – Several thousand migrants, many from Venezuela, set off from southern Mexico early Monday aiming to reach the United States, timing their journey to coincide with the Summit of the Americas in Los A…
Americans split on nuclear energy as safety worries linger – Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Just under half of Americans support nuclear power to generate electricity, a waning industry the Biden administration has been trying to revitalize with billions of dollars in public spending as part of a plan…
Biden waives solar panel tariffs for four countries, invokes defense law
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden waived tariffs on solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations for two years and invoked the Defense Production Act to spur solar panel manufacturing at home, the White House said on Monday, con…
China-Canada tensions rising again over North Korea air patrols
BEIJING/OTTAWA (Reuters) – Diplomatic tensions between China and Canada are rising again, with each country accusing the other of using their military aircraft flying near North Korea of provocation and harassment. Earlier on Monday, China’s foreign mi…
Soccer-U.S. men’s soccer, NBA teams join calls for stronger gun laws
By Rory Carroll SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. men’s soccer team on Sunday sent an open letter to members of Congress urging them to pass stricter gun laws following a surge in mass shootings while NBA players and coaches also raised the issue ahea…
S.Korea, U.S. launch eight missiles in response to N.Korea missile firings
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States fired eight surface-to-surface missiles early on Monday towards the sea off South Korea’s east coast in response to North Korea’s short range ballistic missile launches on Sunday, Yonhap news reported…