Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox-Hurricane Debby cuts power for 235,000 Florida customers
(Reuters) - More than 235,000 homes and businesses in Florida were left without electricity as Hurricane Debby slammed into the state's Gulf Coast on Monday morning, according to data from PowerOutage...
Aug 05, 2024
Taekwondo-Russians' absence makes sport even more unpredictable, WF head says
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) - The absence of Russian athletes in taekwondo at the Paris Olympics will make the sport even more unpredictable, the head of the martial art's world federation sai...
Aug 05, 2024
Bahrain's Q1 real GDP up 3.3% y/y, government report says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain's economy grew 3.3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, according to a quarterly economic performance report by the Ministry of Finance, citing preliminary data from t...
Aug 05, 2024
US banks tumble as weak economic data sparks recession fears
(Reuters) - U.S. bank stocks slumped on Monday as fears of a recession sent investors fleeing from a sector closely tied to the health of the economy and toward safe-haven assets. Citigroup led big ba...
Aug 05, 2024
U.S. military completes withdrawal from key drone base in Niger
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States military has completed its withdrawal from air base 201 in Niger, officials said on Monday, after Niger's ruling junta ordered nearly 1,000 U.S. military perso...
Aug 05, 2024
Olympics-Canoeing-Butcher wins men's kayak cross gold for New Zealand
By Philip O'Connor PARIS (Reuters) - New Zealand's Finn Butcher won the gold medal in the men's kayak cross at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on Monday. Britain's Joe Clarke took the silver med...
Aug 05, 2024
Olympics-Swimming-China contamination cases hard to swallow: Stubblety-Cook
By Ian Ransom PARIS (Reuters) - Australian swimmer Zac Stubblety-Cook called on anti-doping authorities to be consistent in handling cases of contamination for failed drug tests in the wake of a dopin...
Aug 05, 2024
Jordan asks airlines to carry extra fuel amid Iran-Israel tension
By Joanna Plucinska LONDON (Reuters) - Jordan has requested all airlines landing at its airports carry 45 minutes of reserve fuel, in what experts see as a precautionary measure in case of an attack b...
Aug 05, 2024
Virginia man charged with threatening Vice President Harris
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Virginia man was charged with making violent online threats against Vice President Kamala Harris days after she began her U.S. presidential campaign. Frank Carillo was charged...
Aug 05, 2024
Five US states push Musk to fix AI chatbot over election misinformation
By Kanishka Singh and Chandni Shah WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretaries of state from five U.S. states urged billionaire Elon Musk on Monday to fix social media platform X's AI chatbot, saying it had sp...
Aug 05, 2024
