Author Archives: Syndicated Content
After Greece train crash carnage, a soul-wrenching wait for the missing
By Lefteris Papadimas LARISSA, Greece (Reuters) - When he heard the news of the deadly train crash in central Greece, 24-year-old student Konstantinos rushed to the city where the injured had been tak...
Mar 01, 2023
HSBC activist shareholder demands AGM vote on Asia business spin-off
By Selena Li and Sinead Cruise HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC's most vocal minority investors are demanding a vote at the global lender's 2023 shareholder meeting in May on whether it should devise...
Mar 01, 2023
Tennis-Djokovic powers past Griekspoor into Dubai quarter-finals
(Reuters) - Novak Djokovic stormed into the quarter-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday with a 6-2 6-3 thrashing of Tallon Griekspoor, swiftly returning to his best form at a tournam...
Mar 01, 2023
Moldova and Romania vow to boost ties amid war in Ukraine
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Moldova and Romania pledged on Wednesday to boost economic ties following Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, and Bucharest reiterated support for Chisinau's bid to join t...
Mar 01, 2023
Cuban pet lovers struggle to care for island’s silky-haired native lapdog
By Mario Fuentes, Anett Rios and Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - Maylin Amador breeds and styles one of Cuba's most attractive dogs - the Havanese bichon, a small but lively lapdog with abundant wave...
Mar 01, 2023
U.S. Senate poised to consider blocking Biden ESG investment rule
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will vote later on Wednesday on a Republican measure intended to prevent retirement plans from considering environmental, social and corporate go...
Mar 01, 2023
EU regulators extend deadline for Microsoft, Activision deal to April 25
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have extended their deadline for a decision on Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of "Call of Duty" maker Activision to April 25, according to a European ...
Mar 01, 2023
Police confirm potential top-5 draft pick Jalen Carter will turn himself in
On the cusp of the biggest moment of his life, Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter faces arrest warrants for reckless driving and racing in connection with the Jan. 15 fatal crash that claimed the l...
Mar 01, 2023
US imposes fresh sanctions to restrict North Korea’s revenues
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on individuals and companies that it accused of illicitly generating revenue for the government of ...
Mar 01, 2023
Top U.N. official tours east Congo as peacekeeping mission struggles
By Paul Lorgerie BUSHAGARA CAMP, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - The United Nations' top official in Democratic Republic of Congo has sought to rally local support for the agency's troubled p...
Mar 01, 2023
