Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Musk fired Twitter execs in attempt to avoid payouts, layoffs planned – reports
(Reuters) - Twitter's new owner Elon Musk fired top executives in an effort to avoid hefty severance payouts, while lining up other layoffs as soon as Saturday to avoid stock grants due on Nov. 1, acc...
Oct 30, 2022
Cricket-NZ’s Phillips borrows sprinter’s start to beat ‘Mankading’
SYDNEY (Reuters) - While the debate around "Mankading" continues unabated, New Zealand's Glenn Phillips showed how to avoid getting run-out at the non-striker's end by taking a sprinter's start positi...
Oct 30, 2022
Brazil votes in heated Bolsonaro vs. Lula presidential runoff
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian voters go to the polls on Sunday in a tense election to choose between re-electing far-right President Jair Bolsonaro or returning leftist former Presi...
Oct 30, 2022
Macau’s MGM Cotai casino locked down after dealer infected with COVID -media
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Macau's MGM Cotai, operated by MGM China, was locked down on Sunday morning after a dealer was found to be infected with COVID-19, local gaming publication Inside Asian Gaming rep...
Oct 30, 2022
Baseball-Astros beat Phillies to tie World Series at 1-1
(Reuters) - The Houston Astros made another fast start against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies but this time around managed to close the deal for a 5-2 victory on Saturday that squared the World Se...
Oct 29, 2022
Somalia president: at least 100 people killed in car bombs
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - At least 100 people were killed and 300 injured in two car bombs that exploded outside the education ministry in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Saturday, the country's president ...
Oct 29, 2022
China central bank reaffirms it will step up support for real economy
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank will step up credit support for the real economy while keeping the yuan basically steady, Governor Yi Gang said in comments published on Sunday, reaffirming th...
Oct 29, 2022
He Lifeng: China’s expected new economic tsar has big shoes to fill
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - He Lifeng, head of China's state planning agency, is likely to succeed the country's economic tsar Vice Premier Liu He in March, but may struggle to maintain his prede...
Oct 29, 2022
Rugby-England march into World Cup semis as Packer hat-trick sees off Australia
(Reuters) - Tournament favourites England advanced to the semi-finals of the women's Rugby World Cup on Sunday with Marlie Packer scoring a hat trick as her side powered through heavy rain to hand Aus...
Oct 29, 2022
Soccer-Howe says Wilson ‘desperate’ to make England’s World Cup squad
(Reuters) - Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe said striker Callum Wilson is "desperate" to fulfil his dream of playing at the World Cup after scoring twice in Saturday's 4-0 Premier League win over ...
Oct 29, 2022
