Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swiss parliament to investigate Credit Suisse collapse
ZURICH (Reuters) -Credit Suisse's collapse and its takeover by UBS will be investigated by a parliamentary commission (PUK), the office of Switzerland's upper house of parliament said on Wednesday. Th...
May 17, 2023
Ukraine tells Chinese envoy it won’t accept ceding land to Russia
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's foreign minister told a top Chinese envoy at talks in Kyiv on Wednesday that Kyiv would not accept any proposals to end the war with Russia that involved it losing territory ...
May 17, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court declines to block Illinois assault weapons ban
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to block a Democratic-backed ban on assault-style rifles and large capacity magazines enacted in Illinois after a deadly mass s...
May 17, 2023
In a first, women poised to become mayors of Philadelphia and Jacksonville
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A Philadelphia Democrat who promised to hire more police has won her party's nomination for mayor, while a former TV news anchor has ousted a Republican from the mayor's...
May 17, 2023
Russia moves to impose its own sports federations in occupied Ukraine regions
(Reuters) - Russia's State Duma on Wednesday approved the first reading of a bill that would put sports bodies in occupied regions of Ukraine under the jurisdiction of its own sporting federations. Th...
May 17, 2023
Global debt on the rise, EM crosses $100 trillion mark – IIF
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - A measure of debt across the globe rose in the first quarter to almost $305 trillion, and the rising cost to service that debt is triggering concern about the fi...
May 17, 2023
Tennis-Rune repeats Djokovic upset to storm into Rome semi-finals
ROME (Reuters) -Holger Rune sent an off-colour Novak Djokovic tumbling out of the Italian Open on Wednesday as the young Dane prevailed 6-2 4-6 6-2 in an epic battle against the defending champion to ...
May 17, 2023
Russia confirms Black Sea grain deal renewed for two months
(Reuters) -Russia confirmed on Wednesday that a deal to allow Ukraine to export its grain safely across the Black Sea, despite Russia's military campaign in Ukraine, had been extended for two months. ...
May 17, 2023
UN expert says Russia, China sending deadly aid to Myanmar’s military
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Myanmar's military has imported at least $1 billion in arms and other material since it staged a coup in February 2021, a UN expert said on Wednesday in a new rep...
May 17, 2023
US EPA tightens rules to clean up toxic coal ash at power plants
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to force some utilities to clean up older piles of toxic coal ash at their power plants to prevent contaminat...
May 17, 2023
