Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Games' 2030-2034 double awarding adds stability to Olympic movement, says IOC
By Karolos Grohmann PARIS (Reuters) - The simultaneous awarding of the 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympics last month provides stability for the Olympic movement and a similar decision cannot be ruled out f...
Aug 06, 2024
Reactions to Kamala Harris' pick of Tim Walz for vice president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, choosing a liberal policy champion and a plain speaker fro...
Aug 06, 2024
Olympics-Diving-China's Quan wins gold in women's 10m platform
By Kane Wu PARIS (Reuters) -China's Quan Hongchan won the women's 10-metre platform event on Tuesday, bagging the country's fifth diving gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Quan retained her Tokyo title...
Aug 06, 2024
Fox reports rise in quarterly revenue, beats profit estimates
(Reuters) - Fox Corp topped Wall Street expectations for quarterly profit and reported a rise in revenue on Tuesday, helped by steady demand for its Tubi streaming service in the United States, sendin...
Aug 06, 2024
Ukraine diverts more funding towards missile programme, Zelenskiy says
(Reuters) - Ukraine has put additional funding towards its domestic missile programme, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, as it tries to narrow a gap in capabilities with Russia, which has...
Aug 06, 2024
Canada's services PMI shows sector contracting further in July
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's services economy deteriorated in July as activity and new business declined, while elevated wage costs contributed to increased inflation pressures, S&...
Aug 06, 2024
UN agency raises just 20% of needed southern Africa drought aid in tough funding environment
By Nyasha Chingono HARARE (Reuters) - The U.N. World Food Programme has faced challenges in raising $400 million for its southern Africa drought response, collecting just one-fifth of what it needs to...
Aug 06, 2024
UK regulator to begin review of IBM, Hashicorp merger
(Reuters) - Hashicorp said on Tuesday the cloud software vendor received a notice from the UK's Competition and Markets Authority last week saying it would begin a phase one review of the company's me...
Aug 06, 2024
US transport safety board to hold hearings on Boeing 737 MAX 9 mid-air emergency
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will question key witnesses from Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems and the Federal Aviation Administration on the mid-...
Aug 06, 2024
Paris delivers Seine swimming, but some still sceptical
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) - Parisians will swim in the River Seine by the foot of the Eiffel Tower next year, Paris City Hall has pledged, although the high bacteria levels that delayed Olympic t...
Aug 06, 2024
