Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UN records sharp rise in civilian deaths, injuries in Ukraine in March
GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations monitors have recorded a sharp increase in civilian casualties in Ukraine last month as Russian forces have stepped up attacks, the U.N. Human Rights Office said on T...
Apr 09, 2024
Takeaways from the Swiss women's climate victory
By Gloria Dickie and Kate Abnett LONDON (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights ruled in favour of more than 2,000 Swiss women on Tuesday, affirming their argument that the Swiss government vio...
Apr 09, 2024
Paris Olympics on track to hit NBC ad sales record after pandemic
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - As the July opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics draws closer, U.S. broadcaster NBCUniversal is seeing renewed interest from major corporate sponsors in the premier ...
Apr 09, 2024
Trump appeals gag order, seeks delay in Stormy Daniels hush money case
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a gag order in his New York criminal case on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, and sought to delay the U.S. presid...
Apr 09, 2024
Global steel demand to rise by 1.7% in 2024, says World Steel
LONDON (Reuters) - Global steel demand is expected to rise by 1.7% to 1.793 billion metric tons in 2024, the World Steel Association said on Tuesday. The industry group's statement said that steel dem...
Apr 09, 2024
Golf - Rahm hoped move to LIV Golf would have united rival tours
By Frank Pingue AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - Masters champion Jon Rahm said on Tuesday he had hoped his stunning move to LIV Golf would have helped expedite a deal between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabi...
Apr 09, 2024
Ecuador ex-vice president Glas to be discharged from hospital, says prisons agency
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Former Ecuadorean vice president Jorge Glas will be discharged from hospital to return to prison on Tuesday, the SNAI prisons agency said in a statement, adding ...
Apr 09, 2024
Polish sex orgy priest gets 18 months in jail
WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish priest was sentenced to 18 months in jail for sex and drug crimes, state news agency PAP reported on Tuesday, after an incident in which a man reportedly collapsed during a...
Apr 09, 2024
Five missing after blast at Italian hydroelectric plant
MILAN (Reuters) -Three people suffered serious injuries and another five workers were missing after a blast at a hydroelectric power plant in northern Italy, a spokesperson for the Italian fire brigad...
Apr 09, 2024
Russian court lengthens sentence for jailed former Navalny staffer
(Reuters) - The Supreme Court in Russia's Bashkortostan region increased the prison sentence for a former staffer of the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Tuesday to 9-1/2 years from 7-1/2, Nav...
Apr 09, 2024
