Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Venezuelan ex-general says anti-Maduro plot excuses him from drug charges
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A retired Venezuelan general facing U.S. drug charges on Tuesday said his involvement in a plot to oust President Nicolas Maduro showed he was innocent, and urged U.S...
Oct 11, 2022
Soccer-Thorns owner stepping down as CEO after NWSL misconduct report
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - Merritt Paulson, the CEO of the Portland Thorns and their Major League Soccer counterparts, the Timbers, said he was removing himself effective immediately, following a repo...
Oct 11, 2022
Biden congratulates Israel, Lebanon on maritime border deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with the leaders of Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday to congratulate them over what the United States sees as a historic breakthrough over the two co...
Oct 11, 2022
EU regulators group against big tech paying for telco infrastructure
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A group of European telecom regulators does not support the idea of having big tech firms such as Google and Netflix paying for telecommunications infrastructure, it said in init...
Oct 11, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court weighs pork industry challenge to California law
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed the constitutionality of a California law banning the sale of pork from pigs confined in spaces with too little space to move free...
Oct 11, 2022
U.S. judge approves sales process for shares in Citgo Petroleum’s parent
HOUSTON (Reuters) - An auction schedule to sell shares in Citgo Petroleum's parent company, which could force a breakup of the Venezuela-owned U.S. oil refiner, was approved by a U.S. federal judge an...
Oct 11, 2022
Swiss National Bank’s Jordan says central bank independence vital to fight inflation
ZURICH (Reuters) - Central banks need to resist political pressure to slow monetary policy tightening as they hike interest rates to fight resurgent inflation, Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jord...
Oct 11, 2022
Bahrain’s GFH buys U.S. clinics portfolio worth around $400 million
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain-based investment company GFH Financial Group said on Tuesday it bought its second portfolio of U.S. medical clinics, valued at around $400 million. The portfolio of 11 assets...
Oct 11, 2022
Uber, Lyft slump as U.S. proposal on workers a potential blow to gig economy
(Reuters) - Shares of Uber Inc, Lyft Inc and Doordash Inc fell about 10% on Tuesday on fears that a U.S. proposal to deter companies from treating workers as independent contractors would raise costs ...
Oct 11, 2022
South Africa elected to UN rights council, South Korea, Venezuela lose seats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday elected South Africa, Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Morocco, Romania and Vietnam to th...
Oct 11, 2022
