Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Africa latest vote count puts ANC just over 40%
JOHANNESBURG(Reuters) - The vote share of South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) after this week's parliamentary election slipped further to just over 40% with results in from almost...
Jun 01, 2024
Olympics-McLaughlin-Levrone sets world lead on return to 400m hurdles
(Reuters) - Olympic champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ramped up preparations for a title defence at this year's Paris Games by running a world-leading time of 52.70 seconds on Friday in her first 400...
Jun 01, 2024
More evidence points to Russia-North Korea military cooperation, South Korea defence minister says
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean defence minister Shin Won-sik said on Saturday that more evidence suggests weapons used by Russia in the war in Ukraine were illegally imported from North Korea. "Milita...
Jun 01, 2024
Mexican candidate assassinations hit grim record ahead of Sunday's election
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's election is now the bloodiest in its modern history after a candidate running for local office in central Puebla state was murdered on Friday at a poli...
Jun 01, 2024
Microsoft to pay off cloud industry group to end EU antitrust complaint, Politico reports
(Reuters) -Microsoft is close to reaching a multimillion-euro deal with an Amazon-backed cloud lobby to get it to drop an antitrust complaint with the European Commission, Politico reported on Saturda...
Jun 01, 2024
US doubtful it could help S. Korea on nuclear-powered subs
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States is unlikely to help South Korea build nuclear-powered submarines at the moment, as it is stretched by AUKUS commitments to Australia, U.S. Defense Secretary Llo...
May 31, 2024
China's new home prices inch up for 9th month in May, survey shows
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - New home prices in China rose slightly for a ninth month in May, a private survey showed, driven higher by a slew of supportive steps to prop up the nation's crisis-hit property s...
May 31, 2024
Gymnastics-Biles dominant on first day of U.S. championships
(Reuters) - Simone Biles got her bid for a record-extending ninth all-around title at the U.S. championships off to a sensational start on Friday, piling up 60.45 points to take a more than three-poin...
May 31, 2024
Florida deputy who shot Black airman is fired, sheriff says
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - A Florida sheriff's office on Friday fired a deputy who had shot and killed a Black airman with the U.S. Air Force, saying the use of deadly force was not reasonable. That w...
May 31, 2024
India votes in final phase of elections as both Modi and Rahul Gandhi eye victory
FIROZPUR/KOLKATA (Reuters) - India voted on Saturday in the final phase of a long-drawn general election, held in record summer heat in many parts, as both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his challen...
May 31, 2024
