Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NBA-LeBron rewrites playbook on athlete activism on way to the top
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - LeBron James broke the all-time NBA scoring record on Tuesday, adding another line in the history books as he bats aside a code of silence pressed upon famous athletes to re...
Feb 08, 2023
Cricket-Cummins plays down pitch concerns, Green out of Nagpur opener
NAGPUR, India (Reuters) - Home advantage is part of the challenge of test cricket, Australia's captain said on Wednesday before his team's series opener against India in Nagpur, after parts of the Aus...
Feb 08, 2023
Pick n Pay sales grow but warns on extra costs from power cuts
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Supermarket group Pick n Pay said on Wednesday its four-month sales grew by 6.4%, but its like-for-like sales growth in South Africa was softer, impacted by store revamps and ...
Feb 08, 2023
Rethink needed to regulate Big Tech in finance, says BIS’ Carstens
LONDON (Reuters) -A rethink is needed on how to directly regulate activities of Big Tech companies in financial services given their size and influence, Bank for International Settlements General Mana...
Feb 08, 2023
NBA-Abdul-Jabbar praises ‘dominant’ LeBron on scoring record
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar praised LeBron James after he vaulted to the top of the NBA's all-time scorers list on Tuesday night, saying that surpassing the record he s...
Feb 08, 2023
New UK Conservative Party chairman predicts difficult local elections
LONDON (Reuters) - The new chairman of Britain's Conservative Party on Wednesday predicted a difficult set of local elections for the governing party in May but said it was building its campaign for a...
Feb 08, 2023
Japan’s Subaru cuts annual output target as chip shortage drags on
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Subaru Corp slashed its annual output target by nearly 10% on Wednesday amid ongoing fallout from a semiconductor shortage that continues to hamper automakers around the worl...
Feb 08, 2023
South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach minister over Halloween crush
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean lawmakers voted on Wednesday to impeach the interior minister over his responses to a deadly Halloween crush, setting the stage for him to become the cou...
Feb 08, 2023
Istanbul bourse issues market-wide circuit breaker after opening fall
(Reuters) - Turkey's Borsa Istanbul issued a market-wide circuit breaker after the benchmark index dropped 5% within minutes of opening on Wednesday, continuing losses after a devastating earthquake i...
Feb 08, 2023
NHL roundup: Sharks end Lightning’s record home win streak
Timo Meier scored on a feed from Erik Karlsson in overtime as the San Jose Sharks rallied past Tampa Bay 4-3 on Tuesday night, snapping the Lightning's franchise-record, 12-game home winning streak. T...
Feb 08, 2023
