Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy meets UK’s Sunak on sidelines of G7 summit
HIROSHIMA (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in Hiroshima on Saturday. They embraced eac...
May 20, 2023
Britain’s record holding climber says Everest is ‘dry, more rocky’
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Mount Everest is losing snow and turning "dry and rocky", British climber Kenton Cool, who made his 17th ascent of the world's highest peak this week, the most by...
May 20, 2023
G7 reaffirms commitment to a highly decarbonised road sector by 2030
HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - The Group of Seven (G7) nations on Saturday reaffirmed their commitment to a highly decarbonised road sector by 2030 and committed to the goal of achieving net-zero emissi...
May 20, 2023
G7 calls for adoption of international technical standards for AI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Saturday called for the development and adoption of international technical standards for trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) as la...
May 20, 2023
No joke: China’s backlash against stand-up stirs fear of comedy clampdown
By Yew Lun Tian and Casey Hall BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - One joke by a Chinese comedian about the nation's military has spurred online uproar, a $2 million fine, a police probe, a sweep of cancelle...
May 20, 2023
Iran says it executes leader of women trafficking network
(Reuters) - Iran's judiciary said on Saturday that it had executed the head of a network that trafficked Iranian women to neighbouring countries for prostitution. It said Shahrooz Sakhnoori, a man kno...
May 20, 2023
Air strikes hit Khartoum’s outskirts as Sudan’s war enters sixth week
CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) - Air strikes hit outer areas of the Sudanese capital Khartoum overnight and on Saturday morning, as fighting that has trapped civilians in a humanitarian crisis and displaced mo...
May 20, 2023
China’s exports to North Korea surge in April
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's exports to North Korea soared in April from a year earlier, with wigs and fertiliser among major shipments, Chinese customs data showed on Saturday. Chinese outbound shipme...
May 20, 2023
Factbox-Excerpts from G7 leaders’ statement on economic coercion
(Reuters) - Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) agreed on Saturday to establish an initiative to counter economic "coercion", pledging to take steps to ensure that any actors attempting to "weaponise" ...
May 20, 2023
Soccer-Ten Hag hopes Rashford and Man Utd ‘find each other’ in contract talks
(Reuters) - Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag said he is confident that Marcus Rashford will agree a new contract with the Premier League club even as the English forward prepares to enter the final...
May 20, 2023
