Author Archives: Syndicated Content
WTA roundup: Rare all-southpaw final set for Hamburg
First-time finalists Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands and home favorite Noma Noha Akugue of Germany will meet for the Hamburg Open title on Saturday. The seventh-seeded Rus rallied for a 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 w...
Jul 28, 2023
EU sanctions Rwandan army officer over involvement in Congo rebellion
PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union on Friday added a Rwandan army captain under its sanctions list for his involvement and support to the M23 rebel group that launch an offensive in eastern Congo la...
Jul 28, 2023
Fed’s ‘discount window’ should be part of bank contingency plans -regulators
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) - U.S. banks should incorporate the Federal Reserve's emergency lending facility known as the "discount window" as part of their contingency funding plans, federal banking reg...
Jul 28, 2023
Russia says coalition drone flew ‘dangerously close’ to Russian warplane over Syria
(Reuters) - A drone of the U.S.-led coalition in Syria dangerously approached a Russian Su-34 military jet on Friday morning, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov was quoted as telling TASS news agency. Accordin...
Jul 28, 2023
Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Andaman Islands, India region -GFZ
(Reuters) - An earthquake of 6 magnitude struck Andaman Islands, India, on Saturday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), the GFZ added...
Jul 28, 2023
Bolivia challenges global dollar dominance with Chinese yuan, Russian rouble
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's government is determined to curb dependence on the U.S. dollar for foreign trade, instead turning to the Chinese yuan, officials said, as Latin American support for altern...
Jul 28, 2023
Islamic State claims responsibility for attacks on Shi’ite shrine near Syrian capital
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State on Friday claimed responsibility for an attack on the Sayeda Zeinab shrine south of the Syrian capital, Damascus, that killed several people and wounded others, the gro...
Jul 28, 2023
U.S. DOJ may file antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment – Politico
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department could file an antitrust lawsuit against concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster by the end of the year, Politico reported on ...
Jul 28, 2023
US proposes to hike vehicle fuel economy standards to 58 mpg by 2032
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday proposed to hike fuel economy standards by 2032 to a fleet-wide average of 58 miles per gallon as it seeks to cut greenhou...
Jul 28, 2023
Musk says X monthly users reach ‘new high’
(Reuters) -Elon Musk said on Friday monthly users of social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, reached a "new high" and shared a graph that showed the latest count as over 540 million. Musk'...
Jul 28, 2023
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