Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox-Turkey’s strict new press and social media ‘disinformation’ law
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament on Thursday adopted a law proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan's party that would jail journalists and social media users for up to three years for spreading "di...
Oct 14, 2022
Harry Potter actor Robbie Coltrane has died – PA
LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish-born actor Robbie Coltrane, who played Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, has died at the age of 72, Britain's PA Media reported on Friday, citing his agent. (Reporting by K...
Oct 14, 2022
Credit Suisse chairman pledges reform after ‘horrible’ year
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Credit Suisse's chairman pledged on Friday to reform the bank after a "horrible" 2021 in which it lost billions of dollars. "We had last year a horrible year. ...
Oct 14, 2022
Prosus to sell Russian classifieds business Avito to Kismet for $2.4B
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Prosus, the Dutch-based technology investor, said on Friday it has agreed to sell its Russian online marketplace Avito for 151 billion roubles ($2.46 billion), to Kismet Capital G...
Oct 14, 2022
U.S. Senate Democrats cite insufficient election workers ahead of midterms
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. Senate Democrats sounded the alarm over a lack of election workers ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm voting, citing threats and harassment as hurdle...
Oct 14, 2022
Report: NFL fining Tom Brady $11K for kicking player
Tom Brady has made a fortune with his arm, but his leg reportedly will cost him $11,139. ESPN reported Friday that the NFL has informed the Buccaneers quarterback he will be fined that much for kickin...
Oct 14, 2022
Fed solicits feedback on potential new requirements for large regional banks
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Friday it was soliciting feedback on potentially imposing new requirements on how to resolve large regional banks should ...
Oct 14, 2022
Kroger looks to fight both inflation and Walmart with new merger
By Arriana McLymore and Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) - The $25-billion merger of Kroger and Albertsons could ultimately lead to lower prices for shoppers, at least according to a plan laid out ...
Oct 14, 2022
Hall of Fame pitcher Bruce Sutter dies
Hall of Fame reliever Bruce Sutter, considered the pioneer of the split-fingered fastball, has died at the age of 69. The St. Louis Cardinals, one of the right-hander's former teams, announced his pas...
Oct 14, 2022
Ukraine wants global financial crime watchdog to expel Russia
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's central bank chief said on Friday he plans to ask the global financial crime watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to expel Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Ne...
Oct 14, 2022
