Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tennis-Tsitsipas in cruise control at French Open, Djokovic row simmers
By Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS (Reuters) - Stefanos Tsitsipas enjoyed an incident-free path into the third round of the French Open with a win over Roberto Carballes Baena on Wednesday but all eyes will ...
May 31, 2023
German family-owned Schmid Group aims for SPAC listing on NYSE
By Emma-Victoria Farr FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Schmid Group, a technology firm specialising in electronics, said on Wednesday it plans to list in New York via a special purpose acquisition comp...
May 31, 2023
Chinese visa applications just 35% of pre-pandemic levels, data show
BEIJING (Reuters) - Visa applications by Chinese citizens remain well below pre-pandemic levels following the lifting of travel restrictions in January, data from a specialist visa firm revealed, as t...
May 31, 2023
Canada to set up cyber security certification for defence contractors – minister
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada will work with the United States to draft a cyber security certification framework for defence contractors that will be identical for both countries as incidents of malicious ...
May 31, 2023
South Korea uses AI to measure North Korean leader’s weight, lawmaker says
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is believed to weigh over 140 kg (308 lb) according to an artificial intelligence (AI) estimate, a South Korean lawmaker said on Wed...
May 31, 2023
Fed’s Bowman says housing market rebound could impact inflation fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An apparent rebound in the residential housing market could impact the Federal Reserve's inflation fight, with home prices "leveling out" even as the U.S. central bank awaits th...
May 31, 2023
Portugal gives environmental green light for Savannah’s lithium mine
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) - Mining company Savannah Resources said on Wednesday Portuguese authorities had approved its environmental impact assessment (EIA) for what could become Western Eu...
May 31, 2023
Germany home prices to fall modestly this year and next: Reuters poll
By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU (Reuters) - Home prices in Germany are forecast to correct modestly this year and decline a bit more in 2024 as a series of interest rate rises further cools hot demand for...
May 31, 2023
Nepali sherpa saves Malaysian climber in rare Everest ‘death zone’ rescue
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A Malaysian climber narrowly survived after a Nepali sherpa guide hauled him down from below the summit of Mount Everest in a "very rare" high altitude rescue, a ...
May 31, 2023
AI boom triples valuation of Lightmatter, US startup using light for computing
By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - Lightmatter, a Boston-based startup using light for AI computing, said on Wednesday it raised $154 million and tripled its valuation as customers in ...
May 31, 2023
