Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Russians, Belarusians will not take part in Paris Games opening parade of teams-IOC
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - Russians and Belarusians will not take part in the parade of athletes at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics in July, the International Olympic Committee ...
Mar 19, 2024
Texas schools fund pulls $8.5 billion from BlackRock over ESG policies
By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Texas schools fund said it told BlackRock on Tuesday it would terminate a contract to manage around $8.5 billion of state money due to the energy investment polic...
Mar 19, 2024
Canadians pay tribute to former prime minister Brian Mulroney
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadians shrugged off the cold and light snow in Ottawa on Tuesday as they lined up to pay respects to former prime minister Brian Mulroney, who died on February 29 at the age of 8...
Mar 19, 2024
France calls Russian spy chief remarks 'irresponsible' provocation
PARIS (Reuters) - France's defence ministry on Tuesday called remarks made by the chief of Russia's foreign intelligence service disinformation and irresponsible after he suggested Paris was preparing...
Mar 19, 2024
NYU urges dismissal of antisemitism lawsuit, says it acted 'decisively'
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York University said it has moved "decisively" to root out antisemitism on its campus, and that a lawsuit by Jewish students claiming they have been mistre...
Mar 19, 2024
Ombudsman raises concern over EU migration deal with Egypt
By Nette Noestlinger BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's rights watchdog raised concern on Tuesday about the bloc's new 7.4 billion euro ($8.03 billion) agreement with Egypt that includes provis...
Mar 19, 2024
Mums ban outdoor fun as air pollution worsens in Vietnam capital
By Francesco Guarascio and Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) - Nga Trang has nearly stopped going out in the evening and forbids her kids to play outdoors after school because air pollution from burning trash ...
Mar 19, 2024
Russian Foreign Ministry complains to Britain over 'propaganda' during presidential election
(Reuters) - The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday it has complained to Britain about what it regards as 'unacceptable propaganda statements' during Russia's presidential election, which it cons...
Mar 19, 2024
Uruguayan fintech dLocal looks for acquisitions, considering buybacks
By Sarah Morland (Reuters) - Uruguayan digital payments company dLocal said on Tuesday it is looking at possible acquisitions aimed at boosting its commercial distribution, services and geographic foo...
Mar 19, 2024
Ice hockey-Former NHL player Koltsov dies in 'apparent suicide', Miami-Dade police say
By Steve Keating MIAMI (Reuters) - Konstantin Koltsov, the Belarusian former pro ice hockey player and boyfriend of tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, died in an "apparent suicide" the Miami-Dade police d...
Mar 19, 2024
