Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Basketball-Japan's 'Slam Dunk' fans upstaged by 'Brazilian chapulines'
By America Hernandez and Angelica Medina LILLE, France (Reuters) - Pop culture fan costumes have been a feature in the stands at the Olympic basketball in Lille, but on Friday the better-known Japanes...
Aug 02, 2024
Citadel's flagship fund Wellington up 0.74% in July, source says
By Carolina Mandl NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citadel's flagship hedge fund Wellington posted a gain of 0.74% in July, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, in a month some investors started to red...
Aug 02, 2024
Israeli navy completes test of LRAD long-range defense system
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli navy completed this week a successful test of the LRAD long-rang interceptor which is meant to take out a variety of threats, including cruise missiles and rockets, t...
Aug 02, 2024
Thrifty shoppers throng as Shein opens first pop-up store in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Reneilwe Malahlela was one of almost a hundred shoppers queuing at the opening of Shein's first pop-up store in South Africa on Friday, keen to check out clothes and accessori...
Aug 02, 2024
Olympics-Gymnastics-Biles hunts 10th Olympic medal in vault showdown with Andrade
By Karen Braun PARIS (Reuters) - Simone Biles will be chasing her third gold medal of the Paris Games on Saturday as she faces off in the vault final with Brazil's Rebeca Andrade, the only gymnast to ...
Aug 02, 2024
Harris to meet vice president candidates this weekend before making her pick
By Jarrett Renshaw and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris plans to meet in person this weekend with the top contenders vying to become her running mate as she nears a fin...
Aug 02, 2024
S.Africa's 'construction mafias' are scaring away investors, minister says
By Nellie Peyton PRETORIA (Reuters) - Powerful and politically-connected "construction mafias" are scaring away investors and holding back infrastructure projects needed to grow South Africa's economy...
Aug 02, 2024
Equities sell off, Nasdaq down 3%, bond yields sink
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equities sold off on Friday and U.S. Treasury yields were at multi-month lows on concerns about the economy and downbeat forecasts from Amazon and Intel, which hit richly-v...
Aug 02, 2024
Olympics-Athletics-Flavor Flav, Ohanian step in to pay U.S. discus thrower's rent
By Lori Ewing PARIS (Reuters) - American discus thrower Veronica Fraley can focus on competing at the Paris Olympics now that her rent is paid after her public plea for financial help led to her rescu...
Aug 02, 2024
Biden says 'not giving up' on getting US teacher Fogel out of Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that U.S. officials still hope to secure the release of Marc Fogel, a U.S. citizen who is serving a 14-year sentence in Russia, after the...
Aug 02, 2024
