Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Members of disbanded Hong Kong group jailed up to 3 years for inciting subversion
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - Three members of a Hong Kong pro-democracy student group were sentenced on Saturday to up to three years jail for conspiracy to incite subversion...
Oct 22, 2022
ABCs not LGBTs: Battles over race, gender inflame Texas school board vote
By James Oliphant ROUND ROCK, Texas - At traffic-choked intersections in this Texas town, a blunt campaign slogan stands out from clusters of candidate signs: "Teach ABCs + 123s, Not CRTs & LGBTs." Bl...
Oct 22, 2022
How water has been weaponised in Ukraine
By Jonathan Landay MYKOLAIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Sveta has no doubt about why the Ukrainian-held southern city of Mykolaiv, a ship-building centre that is home to a half a million people, has gone wit...
Oct 22, 2022
Flight carrying Boris Johnson lands at London’s Gatwick airport
LONDON (Reuters) - A flight believed to be carrying former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has landed at London's Gatwick airport, according to flight-tracking website Flightradar24. Sky News rep...
Oct 22, 2022
Goldman, banker agree settlement terms over London dismissal lawsuit
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs and a banker are drawing a line under a London lawsuit over the former employee's dismissal last year with no financial value attached to whistleblow...
Oct 22, 2022
Italy’s Meloni sworn in at head of right-wing government
ROME (Reuters) - Giorgia Meloni was sworn in as Italy's first woman prime minister on Saturday alongside her cabinet team, giving the country its most right-wing government since World War Two. Meloni...
Oct 22, 2022
Factbox-Who’s in, who’s out of China’s new party Central Committee
BEIJING (Reuters) - Over 2,000 delegates to a twice-a-decade congress of China's ruling Communist Party in Beijing elected a new 205-person Central Committee on Saturday that will set the course of Ch...
Oct 22, 2022
Motorcycling-Martin sets lap record to take pole for Malaysian Grand Prix
SELANGOR, Malaysia (Reuters) - Pramac Racing's Jorge Martin set a lap record on Saturday to take pole position for the Malaysian MotoGP Grand Prix, as Enea Bastianini gave himself an outside shot at t...
Oct 22, 2022
Iran “strongly condemns” call for UN probe into alleged use of its drones in Ukraine -IRNA
(Reuters) - Iran on Saturday strongly condemned a call by France, Germany and Britain for the United Nations to probe accusations Russia has used Iranian-origin drones to attack Ukraine, the official ...
Oct 22, 2022
Soccer-USWNT grouped with Vietnam, Netherlands and playoff winner for World Cup defence
AUCKLAND (Reuters) - Four-times winners the United States will open their World Cup title defence against Vietnam in New Zealand next year after being grouped with the Asian nation, the Netherlands an...
Oct 22, 2022
