Author Archives: Syndicated Content
US targets Wagner-linked firms in Central African Republic, says Treasury Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Central African Republic companies linked to Russia's Wagner mercenary group and to illicit mining activities, the Treasur...
May 30, 2024
Swedish security service says Iran uses criminal networks in Sweden
Stockholm (Reuters) -Swedish security service SAPO said on Thursday that it had seen the Iranian regime using criminal networks within Sweden to carry out violent acts against other states, groups, an...
May 30, 2024
Robots play soccer at Geneva AI showcase
GENEVA (Reuters) - Teams of robots jostled on a miniature artificial soccer pitch as androids answered trivia questions and took jabs at human ignorance on Thursday at an artificial intelligence summi...
May 30, 2024
US FDA allows use of Bristol's cell therapy for rare blood cancer
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has allowed expanded use of Bristol Myers Squibb's cell therapy, Breyanzi, for an aggressive and rare type of blood cancer that affects the body's dis...
May 30, 2024
KKR wins EU nod for $24 billion Telecom Italia fixed-line network deal
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. investment firm KKR secured unconditional EU antitrust approval on Thursday for its 22-billion-euro ($24 billion) acquisition of Telecom Italia's (TIM) fixed-l...
May 30, 2024
Factbox-UBS shake-up reshuffles potential Ermotti successors
LONDON/ZURICH (Reuters) - UBS on Thursday announced a shake-up of its senior management, splitting its top wealth role between two executives who are both seen as potential successors to CEO Sergio Er...
May 30, 2024
Hardship, insecurity cloud Nigeria president's first year in office
By MacDonald Dzirutwe and Abraham Achirga LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian Josephine Akiga looks around her empty restaurant in Lagos, where a sole customer sits eating, longing for the days when the place ...
May 30, 2024
Hundreds of thousands of US internet routers destroyed in newly discovered 2023 hack
By Christopher Bing WASHINGTON (Reuters) - - An unidentified hacking group launched a massive cyberattack on a telecommunications company in the U.S. heartland late last year that disabled hundreds of...
May 30, 2024
Slovenia's government recognises Palestinian state, needs parliamentary approval
BELGRADE (Reuters) - The Slovenian government on Thursday approved a decision to recognise an independent Palestinian state, Prime Minister Robert Golob said, following in the steps of Spain, Ireland ...
May 30, 2024
Dengue cases in Americas surpass last year's record high, WHO says
(Reuters) - Dengue cases have substantially increased in the Americas this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, which indicates the mosquito-borne viral illness remains a high-r...
May 30, 2024
