Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Egypt warns visiting US general on Lebanon risk
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned America's top general during a meeting on Sunday of the dangers of a major conflict in Lebanon. U.S. Air Force General C.Q. Brown, chai...
Aug 25, 2024
Rohingya demand end to violence on seventh anniversary of flight from Myanmar
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees rallied in camps in Bangladesh on Sunday on the seventh anniversary of the military crackdown that forced them to flee, demanding ...
Aug 25, 2024
Syrian president says efforts to restore ties with Turkey have yielded no results
CAIRO (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday that efforts to mend ties with Turkey had so far brought no tangible results. "The initiatives did not yield any results worth mention...
Aug 25, 2024
Ruth's 'Called Shot' jersey sells for record $24.1 million
(Reuters) - The jersey worn by Babe Ruth, widely regarded as the greatest baseball player of all time, during Game Three of the 1932 World Series became the most expensive item of sporting memorabilia...
Aug 25, 2024
Rapper Macklemore cancels Dubai show to protest UAE role in Sudan war
DUBAI (Reuters) - American rapper Macklemore said he has cancelled his October show in Dubai in protest over the United Arab Emirates' support for Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a wa...
Aug 25, 2024
China's Sinopec posts 2.6% rise in first-half profit
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Sinopec posted a 2.6% rise in net profit for the first half of the year, it said on Sunday, as rising oil prices boosted income. China Petroleum & Chemical Corp as Sinopec ...
Aug 25, 2024
Bank of China President Liu resigns, chairman to be acting president
BEIJING (Reuters) - Bank of China Vice Chairman and President Liu Jin resigned for personal reasons effective on Sunday, the bank said. The state-owned lender said in a statement that its board had ap...
Aug 25, 2024
Harris raises $540 million since launching her presidential campaign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Kamala Harris has raised $540 million in little more than a month since she began her race for U.S. president, with a surge of donations flowing in during the Democrati...
Aug 25, 2024
MLB roundup: Jays' Bowden Francis flirts with no-no, beats Angels
Toronto right-hander Bowden Francis took a no-hitter into the ninth inning Saturday afternoon as the Blue Jays defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 3-1. Taylor Ward led off the ninth for Los Angel...
Aug 25, 2024
WTA roundup: McCartney Kessler secures first WTA title in Cleveland
American McCartney Kessler stunned No. 1 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil on Saturday, shaking off a brutal first set for a 1-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory in the final of Tennis in the Land in Cleveland. It ...
Aug 25, 2024
