Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Trudeau, trailing in polls, meets legislators unhappy with his leadership
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday met legislators from his ruling Liberals, some of whom blame him for the party's poor showing in the polls and want him to quit a...
Oct 23, 2024
US govt wants half of its $20 billion loan to Ukraine to be military aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is trying to provide Ukraine with $10 billion in military aid as part of its $20 billion commitment to the country under a $50 billion loan coordinated ...
Oct 23, 2024
Uruguay presidential candidate warns pension reform would 'blow up' economic stability
By Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - A Uruguayan pension reform plan that seeks to lower the retirement age to 60 and will be put to citizens in a referendum on Sunday would "blow up" the South A...
Oct 23, 2024
Chinese influence operation targets US down-ballot races, Microsoft says
By Christopher Bing and A.J. Vicens (Reuters) -An army of Chinese-controlled social media bots is attempting to influence voters in Alabama, Texas and Tennessee, while denigrating U.S. Senator Marco R...
Oct 23, 2024
Iranian hacker group focuses on US election websites, media, ahead of vote, Microsoft says
By Christopher Bing and A.J. Vicens (Reuters) -An Iranian hacking group is actively scouting U.S. election-related websites and American media outlets as election day nears, according to a Microsoft b...
Oct 23, 2024
Startup Hugging Face aims to cut AI costs with open source offering
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Hugging Face on Wednesday said it is releasing a new open-source software offering with Amazon.com, Alphabet's Google and others aimed at lowering the costs for building ...
Oct 23, 2024
G20 finance chiefs see 'good prospects' for global soft landing, draft communique says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finance chiefs from the G20 see "good prospects" for a soft landing for the global economy, and they have committed to resist protectionism, according to a draft communique seen...
Oct 23, 2024
Texans sign LB Devin White
The Houston Texans signed former Pro Bowl linebacker Devin White to a contract on Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the Texans for White, who was released by the Philadelphia Eagles o...
Oct 23, 2024
Analysis-Shell setback upsets Nigeria's quest to lure investment
By MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's decision this week to block Shell's $2.4 billion sale of its onshore assets has sent a negative signal to investors the country urgently needs to stre...
Oct 23, 2024
Shell to acquire power plant operator RISEC Holdings
(Reuters) -Shell plc said on Wednesday its unit, Shell Energy North America (SENA), has agreed to acquire RISEC Holdings, the owner of a 609-megawatt gas power plant in Rhode Island. The deal secures ...
Oct 23, 2024
