Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Silkworm sashimi, cricket curry on menu as bugs make a comeback in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - On a recent vacation in Tokyo, Takumi Yamamoto opted for a special lunch of cricket curry and silkworm sashimi, washed down with a water bug cider. The 26-year-old office worker, fro...
Jul 25, 2023
NY drug dealer sentenced in overdose death of ‘The Wire’ actor
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - The man who sold a fatal fentanyl-laced bag of heroin to actor Michael K. Williams, who played the shotgun-toting drug dealer Omar Little in the HBO crime drama "The Wire," w...
Jul 25, 2023
Ukraine says allies commit $244 million for humanitarian demining
(Reuters) - Ukraine's allies have committed to allocate $244 million in addition to special equipment for the country's humanitarian demining needs, First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said o...
Jul 25, 2023
Drought-hit Panama Canal restricts daily crossings in water-saving move
By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - The Panama Canal will extend restrictions on ships' maximum depth, it said on Tuesday, and it has limited average crossings at one of the world's busiest trade ...
Jul 25, 2023
Japan’s business services inflation slows in June
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's business-to-business service inflation slowed in June, data showed on Wednesday, suggesting that companies remained slow in passing on rising labour costs despite a tight job...
Jul 25, 2023
Ohio voters to decide whether to protect abortion rights in November
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Voters in Ohio will decide in November whether to enshrine the right to abortion in their state constitution, after state officials on Tuesday confirmed abortion rights suppor...
Jul 25, 2023
Australia court fines Facebook owner Meta $14 million for undisclosed data collection
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian court ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay fines totalling A$20 million ($14 million) for collecting user data through an application purporting to protect pri...
Jul 25, 2023
Limited support for central bank digital currencies in global investment industry survey
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The most comprehensive survey of the global investment industry on central bank digital currencies to date has shown both limited support and a lack of understanding o...
Jul 25, 2023
Bowe Bergdahl’s court-martial conviction voided by U.S. judge
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday voided a 2017 court-martial conviction against Bowe Bergdahl, an Army sergeant who walked off his post in 2009 only to be capture...
Jul 25, 2023
AI lesson for Microsoft and Google: Spend money to make money
By Akash Sriram and Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence is expected to pay off big for tech giants including Microsoft and Alphabet someday. But expect deeper investments before gains t...
Jul 25, 2023
