Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Kazakh president calls early parliamentary election for March
ALMATY (Reuters) -Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dissolved the lower house of parliament on Thursday and called a snap election for March 19, his office said. Tokayev had previously said he wo...
Jan 19, 2023
Facebook approved ads promoting violence in wake of Brazil riots – report
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) - Facebook approved a series of online ads promoting violence in Brazil, days after protesters ransacked government buildings, according to a new report. Earlier thi...
Jan 19, 2023
Brothers found guilty of spying for Russia in Sweden
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish court said on Thursday it had found a former security services and armed forces employee and his brother guilty of spying for Russia. The men, aged 42 and 35, were deta...
Jan 19, 2023
Stampede near soccer stadium in Iraq’s Basra kills one, dozens injured
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - A stampede near a soccer stadium in the city of Basra in southern Iraq killed one person and injured dozens on Thursday, when thousands of fans were trying to enter the stadium...
Jan 19, 2023
Some 65% of high-school teachers in France on strike against pension reform – union
PARIS (Reuters) - Around 65% of high school teachers in France were attending nationwide strike action against a planned pension reform on Thursday, a spokesperson for the SNES FSU union said on Thurs...
Jan 19, 2023
Voluntary carbon markets set to become at least five times bigger by 2030 -Shell
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Voluntary carbon markets are set to become at least five times bigger by 2030, transacting volumes comparable to annual emissions by the global aviation industry in 2019, energy ...
Jan 19, 2023
Rugby-Ireland at near full strength for Six Nations push
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland named a near full-strength squad for the Six Nations on Thursday, with just one uncapped player among the 37 selected and captain Johnny Sexton included as expected as he bi...
Jan 19, 2023
Tennis-Ruud defends warm-up tour with Nadal after early Australian Open exit
By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Casper Ruud defended his decision to play exhibition matches against Rafa Nadal in South America ahead of the Australian Open but said it may not have been ...
Jan 19, 2023
India antitrust body denies Google’s allegation it copied EU’s Android order
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's competition regulator on Thursday denied allegations by Google that investigators had "copy-pasted" parts of a European ruling against the U.S. firm for abusing the marke...
Jan 19, 2023
Sweden to send infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -The Swedish government announced a new package of military aid to Ukraine on Thursday that will include armoured infantry fighting vehicles and the Archer artillery system. The pa...
Jan 19, 2023
