Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Iranian security forces shoot at people gathered at Amini’s grave – witness
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian security forces opened fire at people who gathered at a cemetery in Mahsa Amini's home town of Saqez on Wednesday to mark 40 days since she died in police custody, a witness ...
Oct 26, 2022
Twitter shares drift towards Musk’s offer price as deadline looms
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc's stock inched closer to Elon Musk's $54.20 per share buyout offer for the micro-blogging site on Wednesday, in a sign that investors are finally expecting the deal to go throu...
Oct 26, 2022
No Roger Federer Street in Basel, at least for now
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss tennis great Roger Federer's hometown won't be naming a street after him - at least for now. Officials and politicians in Basel have begun discussions on how to honour the 20-...
Oct 26, 2022
U.S. alleges Seagate broke export rules to sell Huawei hard drives-source
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - Seagate Technology Holdings said in a filing on Wednesday it has been warned by the U.S. government that the company may have violated export control laws by providing ha...
Oct 26, 2022
Putin accuses Ukraine of ‘dirty bomb’ plans, says risks of world conflict high
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia was aware of Ukrainian plans to use a "dirty bomb", echoing an unsubstantiated allegation repeatedly made by Moscow in...
Oct 26, 2022
Exxon strikes oil again in Guyana, raises output target
(Reuters) -Exxon Mobil Corp has made two new discoveries at the Sailfin-1 and Yarrow-1 wells in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, the oil major said on Wednesday, adding more barrels to one of the m...
Oct 26, 2022
Explainer-What’s at stake as Lebanon faces presidential vacuum?
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese presidency is set to fall vacant on Oct. 31 unless the main powerbrokers can strike a deal on the election of a successor to Michel Aoun, raising the prospect of a vacu...
Oct 26, 2022
Book gifted by Macron to pope was never Nazi plunder, authorities say
By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) - A rare book gifted by French President Emmanuel Macron to Pope Francis was never plundered by the Nazis, its seller and authorities in Warsaw said on Wednesday, af...
Oct 26, 2022
Japan, Lithuania upgrade ties, to start security dialogue
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and Lithuania have decided to upgrade bilateral ties and start up security dialogue, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday. "Japan and Lithuania are important...
Oct 26, 2022
Nigerian presidential contender Abubakar calls for flood relief fund
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's main opposition presidential contender on Wednesday called on the government to immediately set up a flood disaster fund similar to one created to fight the coronavirus pan...
Oct 26, 2022
