WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists examining the genomes of West Africans have detected signs that a mysterious extinct human species interbred with our own species tens of thousands of years ago in Africa, the latest evidence of humankind’s complicated genetic ancestry. FILE PHOTO: Yinka Sotomi stands atop Oluma Rock, a spiritual site for the Yoruba tribe,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A vaguely hourglass-shaped icy object called Arrokoth residing in the far reaches of the solar system – the most distant body ever explored by a spacecraft – is giving scientists intriguing clues about the formation of the planets including Earth. Scientists on Thursday offered the fullest description yet of the composition and
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Kraft Heinz Co (KHC.O) on Thursday missed quarterly sales estimates due to lower demand for products like bacon and cheese, and wrote down the value of some businesses – including coffee brand Maxwell House – by $666 million. FILE PHOTO: Bottles of Heinz tomato ketchup of U.S. food company Kraft Heinz are
LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Sajid Javid resigned on Thursday, a surprise move that underlined Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s desire to tighten his grip on government by jettisoning a minister who refused to toe the line. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Downing Street in London, Britain February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville Johnson,
FILE PHOTO: Tourists stand outside in Plaza Mayor of Madrid, Spain September 2, 2018. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho/ MADRID (Reuters) – Madrid has begun planning for a cull of almost all the city’s population of thousands of Kramer and Monk parrots, invasive species that the city council says are a nuisance to human neighbours and a threat
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Airbus is pictured at the aircraft builder’s headquarters of Airbus in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau PARIS (Reuters) – European planemaker Airbus (AIR.PA) has reached a deal to buy the remaining stake of Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier (BBDb.TO) in the A220 passenger jet program,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of the largest turtles that ever lived prowled the lakes and rivers of northern South America from about 13 million years ago to 7 million years ago – and this car-sized freshwater beast was built for battle. The huge extinct freshwater turtle Stupendemys geographicus, that lived in lakes and rivers in
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers on Wednesday proposed legislation setting a goal for the United States to plant a trillion trees by 2050 to fight global warming, a plan intended to address climate change by sucking carbon out of the air instead of by cutting emissions. FILE PHOTO: People plant trees on a sand mine
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reshape his government on Thursday, appointing a team he hopes will deliver his vision for Britain beyond Brexit and heal the divisions both in his Conservative Party and the country. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Home Secretary Priti Patel and Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid attend
(Reuters) – Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (BBBY.O) were on pace for their worst day ever on Wednesday, as disappointing sales numbers raised concerns on Wall Street that the retailer’s turnaround would take longer and be much tougher than anticipated. Shopping carts are stacked up at a Bed Bath & Beyond store in
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prince Harry attends the UK-Africa Investment Summit in London, Britain January 20, 2020. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs is in discussions to feature Prince Harry as a guest speaker for its online interview series “Talks at GS”, CNBC reported here on Wednesday, citing a source familiar with the matter.
MOSCOW/SEOUL/LONDON (Reuters) – The gathering of the world’s top oil traders, London International Petroleum Week, will be less crowded this year as the bulk of traders in Asia plan to either cut or cancel their Feb. 24-27 travel plans due to the coronavirus outbreak. The virus, which originated in China late last year, has claimed
(Reuters) – Lyft Inc (LYFT.O) on Tuesday forecast slower revenue growth in the new year and the company refused to match larger rival Uber, which recently moved up a key profit target by a year, sticking to its later date of projected profitability. FILE PHOTO: A Lyft bicycle is shown at the Lyft listing on
FILE PHOTO: The sun rises behind electricity pylons near Chester, northern England October 24, 2011. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – British energy companies will from May 1 be forced to pay automatic compensation to customers facing problems when switching supplier, regulator Ofgem said on Wednesday. Britain has a cap on the most widely used
RUMA NATIONAL PARK, Kenya (Reuters) – The mighty rhinos living in a national park in Kenya face a new threat: microscopic, drug-resistant bacteria. Scientists behind a study in a recent issue of New York-based academic journal EcoHealth discovered that bacteria samples found in the endangered animals in Ruma National Park, a protected area on the
A view of the Boeing booth at the Singapore Airshow in Singapore February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) scored no new orders for airplanes last month, the first time it has come up empty-handed in January since 1962, as the U.S. planemaker’s once best-selling jet, the 737 MAX, remained grounded following
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