Author Archives: Syndicated Content
No missile attack against Iran, Iranian official tells Reuters
DUBAI (Reuters) - Explosions heard in Isfahan were a result of the activation of Iran's air defence systems, an Iranian official told Reuters on Friday, adding that no missile attack was carried out a...
Apr 18, 2024
Israeli military says sirens in northern Israel a false alarm
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli military said that warning sirens which sounded early on Friday in northern Israel were a false alarm. The sirens had gone off shortly after unconfirmed reports of Is...
Apr 18, 2024
Russia's Bashneft protects refineries with anti-drone nets, RIA says
(Reuters) - Russian oil and gas company Bashneft has equipped key facilities at its refineries with anti-drone nets, the RIA news agency cited the head of the Russian republic of Bashkortostan, Radiy ...
Apr 18, 2024
Finance firms urge ambitious action on plastic pollution
By Virginia Furness and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - A group of 160 financial companies on Friday urged governments to agree a treaty to end plastic pollution that would help spur private sector ac...
Apr 18, 2024
Pentagon chief Austin discusses Iran, Gaza aid with Israel's Gallant
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday spoke with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to discuss Iran's actions in the Middle East, other regional t...
Apr 18, 2024
Instant view: Oil, Japan's yen up on reports Israeli missiles hit Iran
(Reuters) - Oil and gold prices rose and Japan's yen rallied on Friday on reports Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran. Iran's Fars news agency said explosions were heard at an airport in the Iran...
Apr 18, 2024
Factbox-India's Lok Sabha election 2024: the main political parties and candidates
(Reuters) - India, with nearly a billion eligible voters, set off on the world's largest electoral exercise on Friday. The country has more than 2,500 political parties but just 10 of them hold 86% of...
Apr 18, 2024
US fund Taiyo says it may buy into Brother bid for niche Japanese printer
By Rocky Swift and Miho Uranaka TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. fund in a buyout battle for a niche market Japanese printer company said it would consider selling to rival bidder Brother Industries if it c...
Apr 18, 2024
MLB roundup: Rangers hit three HRs, outslug Tigers
Jonah Heim hit a two-run home run, Marcus Semien and Adolis Garcia delivered solo shots and the visiting Texas Rangers topped the Detroit Tigers 9-7 on Thursday. Semien had three hits and scored twice...
Apr 18, 2024
Explainer-India's Lok Sabha election 2024: What are the key issues?
By Krishna N. Das (Reuters) - Nearly 1 billion Indians will be eligible to vote in the world's biggest election starting this month. Opinion polls predict an easy win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...
Apr 18, 2024
