Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Bangladesh Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus takes charge of caretaker government
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's Nobel Peace Prize winning economist Muhammad Yunus was sworn in as the head of the country's caretaker government on Thursday, three days after Prime Minister Sheikh Has...
Aug 08, 2024
Nicaragua to expel Brazil's ambassador as relations deteriorate
By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil expects Nicaragua to expel its ambassador on Thursday and the Brazilian government was considering retaliating in kind, an official at Brazil's forei...
Aug 08, 2024
YouTube slowdown in Russia darkens freedom of speech outlook
By Alexander Marrow and Gleb Stolyarov LONDON (Reuters) - As Moscow has suppressed independent, Russian-language media, YouTube has remained a bastion of online freedom of expression, giving oppositio...
Aug 08, 2024
Democrat Harris didn't agree to discuss Israel arms embargo, aide says
By Doina Chiacu and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris did not agree to discuss imposing an arms embargo on Israel during an exchange with pro-Palestinian activists w...
Aug 08, 2024
Berlin defence strategy eyes stakes in arms companies, report says
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government could take a stake in arms-makers and defence projects in "strategic cases", according to a draft paper written by the economy and defence ministries, the Hand...
Aug 08, 2024
Somalia's cabinet approves bill for universal suffrage
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's cabinet approved a bill on Thursday that, if confirmed by parliament, will revert the country's election system to universal suffrage for the first time in decades, end...
Aug 08, 2024
Factbox-What is Bangladesh's caretaker leader Yunus' economic thinking?
By Sakshi Dayal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Nobel Peace Prize winning economist Muhammad Yunus takes over as the head of Bangladesh's caretaker government on Thursday at a time when the country is facing to...
Aug 08, 2024
Olympics-Swimming-Van Rouwendaal wins women's 10km marathon swimming gold
PARIS (Reuters) - Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands won the women's 10km marathon swimming gold at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, snatching the lead off Australian silver medallist Moesha John...
Aug 08, 2024
Olympics-Weightlifting-Chinese young gun Luo claims women's 59kg gold medal
By Angelica Medina PARIS (Reuters) -Chinese young gun Luo Shifang won the 59kg Olympic weightlifting title at the Paris Games on Thursday with a total of 241kg, setting Olympic records in the snatch a...
Aug 08, 2024
Cyprus again offers sanctuary as Middle East violence spreads
LARNACA, Cyprus (Reuters) - The Mediterranean island of Cyprus is on standby to assist in the evacuation of Europeans and third-country nationals if conflict in the Middle East deepens, officials said...
Aug 08, 2024
