Alexandra Hudson

London

Senior Desk Editor at Reuters

Reuters desk editor, back in London after 11 years. Ex-Berlin, Istanbul, Amsterdam correspondent. Balkan folk singer. Views my own.

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Articles

Meta strikes power agreement with Constellation nuclear plant

3 days ago | today.westlaw.com | POOJA MENON |Vijay Kishore |Leslie Adler |Alexandra Hudson

(Reuters) -Meta Platforms on Tuesday said it has struck an agreement with Constellation Energy to keep one of the utility's reactors in Illinois operating for 20 years, in the Big Tech company's first such deal with a nuclear power plant.
Trump administration probes elite Virginia high school's admissions policies

2 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Nate Raymond |Alexandra Hudson |Alexia Garamfalvi

(Reuters) -The Trump administration has launched civil rights investigations into whether an admissions policy aimed at diversifying an elite Virginia high school's student body is racially discriminatory. The U.S. Departments of Justice and Education...
People in 70 countries are missing out on medical care amid funding cuts, says WHO

2 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Alexandra Hudson |Olivia Le Poidevin

GENEVA (Reuters) -People in at least 70 countries are missing out on medical treatment due to funding cuts to aid programmes, the WHO said on Monday, adding it also faces major financial challenges. "Patients are missing out on treatments, health...
Halle Berry Says New Cannes Rules Disqualified Her 'Amazing' Dress

3 weeks ago | huffpost.com | Miranda Murray |Francesca Halliwell |Rollo Ross |Alexandra Hudson

CANNES, France, May 13 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry was caught off-guard by the Cannes Film Festivalâ€™s updated dress code and had to switch her outfit choice last minute, she told journalists on Tuesday. Under the rules, opens new tab, nudity is not allowed on the red carpet, and â€śvoluminous outfits, in particular those with a large train,â€ť that block the way for other guests and complicate theatre seating are also no longer permitted.
Why Speaking Up Matters: Surviving Abuse and Suicidal Ideation

3 weeks ago | medium.com | Alexandra Hudson

It takes immense courage to confront the darkness of suicidal ideation — and an even greater leap of faith to share that burden with another soul. This isn’t a journey anyone chooses, and it often takes root in the most unimaginable pain. For me, the first tendrils of that darkness wrapped around me when I was just ten years old. At that tender age, I was navigating a world no child should ever have to endure.
Novavax says talks with FDA on COVID vaccine approval ongoing calming investor fears

4 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Sriparna Roy |Alexandra Hudson |Shailesh Kuber

(Reuters) -Novavax on Thursday tried to calm investors spooked by the delay of full approval of its COVID vaccine shot by U.S. regulators saying that it sees a pathway to resolving issues with the FDA, sending shares up nearly 19% in early trading....
US senator says US intel should not help Germany monitor far-right party

1 month ago | today.westlaw.com | Patricia Zengerle |Alexandra Hudson

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate intelligence committee called on Wednesday for American spy agencies to "pause" intelligence sharing with Germany's domestic intelligence agency that could be used to target the far...
Cardinals enter seclusion ahead of secret conclave to elect new pope

1 month ago | cp24.com | Alexandra Hudson

VATICAN CITY - Cardinals who will take part in the secret conclave to elect a new Catholic pope began checking into two Vatican hotels on Tuesday, where they will be barred from contact with the outside world as they decide who should succeed Pope Francis. The conclave will start behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday afternoon, with all cardinals under the age of 80 able to vote on who should be the next leader of the 1.4-billion-member Church.
Pope Francis’ funeral through the eyes of Reuters photographers

1 month ago | kfgo.com | Keith Weir |Alexandra Hudson

By Keith Weir and Alexandra HudsonVATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis’ funeral brought world leaders, monarchs, and hundreds of thousands of people to Rome on Saturday to bid him farewell in a ceremony of breathtaking spectacle that offered age-old Catholic funeral rites and touching moments of personal grief.
Exclusive-US pharma tariffs would raise US drug costs by $51 billion annually, report finds

1 month ago | today.westlaw.com | Maggie Fick |Josephine Mason |Alexandra Hudson

LONDON (Reuters) -A 25% U.S. tariff on pharmaceutical imports would increase U.S. drug costs by nearly $51 billion annually, boosting U.S. prices by as much as 12.9% if passed on, a report commissioned by the industry's U.S. trade group and reviewed...