Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox-Who is the Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr?
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad on Thursday and set it on fire in protest against the expected burning of a Koran in Sweden. The demonstration was called by suppo...
Jul 20, 2023
Chinese professor says youth jobless rate might have hit 46.5%
BEIJING (Reuters) - An unusually public claim by a Chinese professor that the country's youth unemployment rate might have hit close to 50% in March has revived a debate about official statistics and ...
Jul 20, 2023
European shares slip as investors digest mixed earnings
(Reuters) - European shares edged lower at open on Thursday, as investors assessed mixed earnings from companies in the region while disappointing results from U.S. heavyweights Tesla and Netflix also...
Jul 20, 2023
Teenage girl killed in Ukrainian drone strike on Crimea – Russian-backed official
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A teenage girl was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on a settlement in Crimea in which four administrative buildings were damaged, the Russian-installed head of Crimea said on Thu...
Jul 20, 2023
New leader of Moldovan region thanks exiled patron, backs ties with Russia
By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) - The new leader of Moldova's region of Gagauzia expressed gratitude at her inauguration on Wednesday to a wealthy magnate jailed in absentia for fraud and stood ...
Jul 20, 2023
Soccer-US players taking nothing for granted against ‘wildcard’ Vietnam
By Amy Tennery AUCKLAND (Reuters) - Four-times champions the United States will take no chances against an unfamiliar opponent on Saturday when they kick off their Women's World Cup campaign at Eden P...
Jul 20, 2023
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak braced for defeats in key elections
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces voters in very different parliamentary seats on Thursday and risks losing all three contests in what would be the worst one-day ...
Jul 20, 2023
Regulator flags concerns on Australian Clinical’s buyout offer for Healius
(Reuters) - Australia's competition watchdog on Thursday raised concerns over Australian Clinical Labs' A$1.52 billion ($1.03 billion) buyout offer for medical centre operator Healius, which had rejec...
Jul 20, 2023
Reliance spin-off Jio Financial valued at $20 billion, above estimates
By Chris Thomas and Sethuraman N R BENGALURU (Reuters) -Jio Financial Services (JFS) has been valued at around $20 billion after its stock price was set at a much higher-than-expected 261.85 rupees ($...
Jul 20, 2023
EU’s Borrell: Russia is causing a global food crisis with grain deal withdrawal
PARIS (Reuters) - Russia is responsible for a major global food supply crisis, the European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said on Thursday, some days after the Kremlin announced it woul...
Jul 20, 2023
