Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ivory Coast rains to help cocoa mid-crop, farmers say
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Below-average rains across most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions last week were sufficient to enable plenty of pods to be harvested in the first stage of the April-to-Septemb...
Feb 13, 2023
Hong Kong adds security law clauses to land sales, property stocks drop
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's Lands Department has added national security clauses to all land sale and short-term lease tender documents in the Asian financial hub, the Development Bureau said on...
Feb 13, 2023
Germany says Finland, Sweden NATO bids must be ratified without delay
HELSINKI (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock called on Turkey and Hungary to pave the way for Finland and Sweden to join NATO, stating she expects all NATO members to ratify their bi...
Feb 13, 2023
Alcon to pay Johnson & Johnson $199 million to settle eye-laser cases
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - Alcon Vision LLC will pay Johnson & Johnson's J&J Surgical Vision Inc $199 million to settle legal battles over intellectual property related to the companies' laser eye-...
Feb 13, 2023
Meta business chief to depart
(Reuters) -Meta Platforms said on Monday Chief Business Officer Marne Levine was leaving the owner of Facebook after a 13-year stint. Fifty-two-year-old Levine, appointed as the company's first chief ...
Feb 13, 2023
Soccer-Russia U17 women’s national team to participate in Asian tournament
(Reuters) - The Russian Under-17 women's team will participate in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship scheduled to take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh from March 20-28. FIFA and UEFA b...
Feb 13, 2023
Gabon president proposes cutting presidential mandate to five years
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Gabon President Ali Bongo on Monday proposed shortening the presidential mandate from seven to five years as he began consultations to prepare for elections this year and measur...
Feb 13, 2023
Excavators start removing debris in Turkish region hit by earthquake
HATAY PROVINCE, Turkey (Reuters) - Excavators began removing debris from an urban area in Turkey's southern Hatay province that was devastated by last week's massive earthquake, drone footage showed o...
Feb 13, 2023
Super Bowl ad hits feature ‘The Flash’, Disney as automakers pull back
(Reuters) - A Batman cameo in the "The Flash" trailer, vintage Disney toons and a teaser of Matt Damon's new movie "Air" were among the most watched ads during the Super Bowl LVII, as auto ads took a ...
Feb 13, 2023
Nigeria won’t use 240 new polling units due to insecurity – electoral commission
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's electoral commission head said on Monday that 240 polling centres will not be used in upcoming elections, as no one had chosen them due to insecurity in th...
Feb 13, 2023
