Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sierra Leoneans vote in election with cost-of-living centre stage
By Cooper Inveen and Umaru Fofana FREETOWN (Reuters) -Voting was underway in Sierra Leone on Saturday in a national election which the main opposition party hopes will see public frustration with deep...
Jun 24, 2023
Motorcycling-Bezzecchi breaks lap record to take pole at Dutch Grand Prix
(Reuters) - Marco Bezzecchi smashed the Assen lap record on Saturday to claim pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix ahead of championship leader Francesco Bagnaia of Ducati and VR46 Racing team mate ...
Jun 24, 2023
China Dragon Boat Festival trips down 22.8% from pre-COVID levels -CCTV
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A total of 140.47 million trips were made in China during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival, up 89.1% from a year earlier but down 22.8% from the pre-COVID levels of 2019, offici...
Jun 24, 2023
US activists rally one year after Supreme Court allowed abortion bans
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - Abortion rights supporters and opponents will hold dueling rallies around the U.S. on Saturday, the first anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the 1973 Ro...
Jun 24, 2023
How Christian groups helped parents pull books from some Pennsylvania school libraries
By Jonathan Allen and Hannah Beier DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - On May 12, the library coordinator for Pennsylvania's Central Bucks School District sent an email to colleagues that some conser...
Jun 24, 2023
Mutinous Russian mercenary chief says he and his men won’t turn themselves in
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mutinous Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday that he and his men would not turn themselves in on the orders of President Vladimir Putin. Putin had earlier vow...
Jun 24, 2023
As Canada’s wildfires intensify, recruiting firefighters is tougher
By Nia Williams BRITISH COLUMBIA (Reuters) - Canada is wrestling with its worst-ever start to wildfire season, but recruiting firefighters is becoming increasingly difficult due to tight labor markets...
Jun 24, 2023
Vietnam to extend VAT cut until year-end to prop up slowing economy
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnamese lawmakers on Saturday approved a government plan to extend a reduction in value added tax (VAT) on goods and services until the end of this year to boost domestic consumpt...
Jun 24, 2023
Aramco, TotalEnergies sign $11 billion contract to build petrochemicals complex in Saudi Arabia
(Reuters) - Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) and TotalEnergies have signed an $11 billion contract to start building a new petrochemicals complex in Saudi Arabia, the two companies said in a joint s...
Jun 24, 2023
Explainer-Who is Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin?
(Reuters) - Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Saturday he had taken control of the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don as part of an attempt to oust the military leadership, in what the authorities ...
Jun 24, 2023
