Author Archives: Syndicated Content
US securities regulator shuts down ‘sham’ marijuana offering
By Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday said it obtained an order to shut down an alleged Ponzi-like scheme run by two individuals who raise...
May 23, 2023
Congo files new complaint to ICC against Rwanda’s military and M23 rebels
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday made another formal referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to ensure the court will focus on what it calls the systematic pilla...
May 23, 2023
Exclusive-Doping-Education first but drug-testing in gamers’ future, says WADA
By Steve Keating TORONTO (Reuters) - Gamers who use stimulants could be frozen out of competitions after the World Anti-Doping Agency and Global Esport Federation said they will work on an education p...
May 23, 2023
Biden administration asks US court to dismiss airplane mask case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department on Tuesday asked an appeals court panel to dismiss its appeal and vacate an April 2021 ruling that declared unlawful a government order requiring masks on...
May 23, 2023
Ukraine says Russia prevents Black Sea grain deal port operating
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -The Ukrainian port of Pivdennyi has halted operations because Russia is not allowing ships to enter it, in effect cutting it out of a deal allowing safe Black Sea gra...
May 23, 2023
NBA-Lakers to speak with James in coming days about retirement comment
(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers will talk to LeBron James in the coming days after the NBA's all-time leading scorer said after the team's exit from the playoffs that he would consider retirement d...
May 23, 2023
Italy’s Bellocchio debuts ‘Kidnapped’ at Cannes, about Church abduction of Jewish boy
CANNES (Reuters) - Italian director Marco Bellocchio, a Cannes Film Festival regular, was on the French Riviera city's red carpet on Tuesday with "Kidnapped," his eighth attempt at winning a Palme d'O...
May 23, 2023
Deadly fire at Guyana school was set by student, mayor says
By Kiana Wilburg GEORGETOWN (Reuters) - A student was allegedly responsible for setting a school dormitory fire in central Guyana that killed 19 other children, the mayor of the town where the blaze t...
May 23, 2023
Palo Alto lifts annual forecasts on resilient cybersecurity spending
(Reuters) -Palo Alto Networks Inc raised its full-year forecasts for adjusted profit and revenue on Tuesday as clients looking to reduce costs shift their spending to bigger cybersecurity firms with b...
May 23, 2023
Brazil’s finance ministry lifts 2024 inflation estimate
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's finance ministry on Tuesday lifted its 2024 inflation forecast to 3.63%, from 3.52%, and kept its estimate for growth in Latin America's largest economy unchanged at 2.3%...
May 23, 2023
