Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UN Libya envoy to launch new effort to break stalemate
(Reuters) - The U.N. Libya envoy will launch a new initiative to enable elections this year with the formation of a high-level steering committee, he said on Monday, attempting to break a year-long st...
Feb 27, 2023
Basketball-Fourth-ranked Argentina fail to qualify for World Cup
(Reuters) - Argentina may have won the 2022 soccer World Cup to end years of heartbreak but their basketball team failed to qualify for the FIBA World Cup for the first time in 41 years after they fel...
Feb 27, 2023
Yellen says legal obstacles remain on seizure of Russian assets to aid Ukraine
By David Lawder (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday that Russia should bear the costs of damage caused by its invasion of Ukraine, but there are "significant legal obstacle...
Feb 27, 2023
Canada banning TikTok on staff devices – National Post
(Reuters) -Canada is banning Chinese social media app TikTok from all government-issued devices effective Tuesday, according to a report in the National Post on Monday, citing official communication t...
Feb 27, 2023
Mexican president to speak to Tesla’s Musk on Monday morning
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is holding a call on Monday morning with Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk, two officials said, after the Mexican leader revealed he wo...
Feb 27, 2023
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill asserting state oversight of land around Walt Disney World
By Dawn Chmielewski and Helen Coster (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that asserts state oversight on the land surrounding Walt Disney World, dramatically changing a s...
Feb 27, 2023
US must push China to be honest about COVID origins, US envoy says
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns on Monday said Washington must push Beijing to be more honest about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Burns, speaking by vide...
Feb 27, 2023
Nokia signs deal with MTN to expand 5G in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Nokia said on Monday it has been selected by MTN South Africa for the first time ever as one of its 5G radio access network equipment providers, as the mobile carrier expands ...
Feb 27, 2023
Six Nations over for Ireland’s Bealham; Furlong in training squad
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Finlay Bealham will miss Ireland's remaining two Six Nations games after twisting his knee in the 34-20 win over Italy but fellow tighthead prop Tadhg Furlong was included in a trai...
Feb 27, 2023
U.S. pending home sales post largest gain in 2-1/2 years in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes rose by the most in more than 2-1/2 years in January, but a resurgence in mortgage rates could delay a much-awaited housing market t...
Feb 27, 2023
