Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer-Fifteen players threaten to quit Spain women’s team if coach is not fired
By Fernando Kallas MADRID (Reuters) - Fifteen players from the Spaain women's squad have threatened to quit international duty if their coach Jorge Vilda is not fired, the Spanish FA (RFEF) said on Th...
Sep 22, 2022
IDB directors vote unanimously to recommend removal of Claver-Carone -sources
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) board of directors voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend the removal of President Mauricio Claver-Carone follow...
Sep 22, 2022
At U.N., Micronesia denounces Japan plan to release Fukushima water into Pacific
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The president of the Pacific island state of Micronesia denounced at the United Nations on Thursday Japan's decision to discharge what he called nuclear-contaminated water f...
Sep 22, 2022
China’s ambitions in the Pacific concern some Pacific Island leaders -White House official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's ambitions in the Pacific have caused concern for some Pacific Island leaders, White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Thursday. Campbell made the comm...
Sep 22, 2022
Israeli officer kills Palestinian suspected of stabbing attack
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli officer killed a Palestinian man suspected of carrying out a stabbing attack at a traffic junction between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on Thursday, Israeli police said. The...
Sep 22, 2022
Efforts to revive Iran nuclear deal have ‘hit a wall’ -U.S. official
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Efforts to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have hit a wall because of Iran's insistence on the closure of the U.N. nuclear watchdog's investigations, a senior U.S. State Departm...
Sep 22, 2022
U.S. cutting global donations of Pfizer COVID shots as demand slows
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States is significantly cutting back the number of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine doses it will buy for donation to poorer nations this year, Pfizer ...
Sep 22, 2022
Factbox-Britain sets out tax cuts and other measures to boost growth
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng unveiled a slew of measures on Thursday including the reversal of an increase in payroll tax in an effort to boost economic growth. He ...
Sep 22, 2022
Stan Wawrinka upsets top seed Daniil Medvedev at Metz
Stan Wawrinka pulled off a stunning upset on Thursday, beating top-seeded Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the Moselle Open in Metz, France. The 37-year-old from Switzer...
Sep 22, 2022
U.S. mortgage rates rise to 6.29%, highest in 14 years
(Reuters) - U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose to 6.29% on Thursday, the highest level since 2008, according to Freddie Mac's mortgage market survey. Last week, rates averaged 6.02%. A year ago, h...
Sep 22, 2022
