Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Toyota triples planned investment to $3.8 billion in U.S. battery plant
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will boost its planned investment in a new U.S. battery plant from $1.29 billion to $3.8 billion, partly in response to rising consumer demand for electri...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2022
Afghan Taliban, a year after U.S. pullout, seek world’s approval
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban marked the first anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces on Wednesday by calling on the international community to "learn" from...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2022
U.S. Labor Day weekend travel volumes seen rebounding to pre-pandemic levels
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of people traveling for the U.S. Labor Day holiday weekend is expected to rebound to pre-pandemic levels and possibly set new records in some cases...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2022
California braces for another run of extreme heat
By Sharon Bernstein SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - A record-breaking heat wave is expected to hit California on Wednesday, bringing temperatures of up to 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46C) in the state's in...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2022
Russia says Ukraine’s counter-offensive at Mykolaiv-Kriviy Rih has failed
(Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday that Ukraine's attempts to mount a counter-offensive in the south of the country had failed, with their forces suffering heavy losses in equipme...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2022
Singapore bars sole Olympic champion from competition after cannabis use
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's only Olympic gold medal winner, swimmer Joseph Schooling, will not be given further leave from national service to compete because he admitted to using cannabis, the ...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2022
Putin: Gorbachev had ‘huge impact’ on world history
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a condolence telegram sent on Wednesday that former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev had had a "huge impact on the course of world history". Gorbach...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2022
Century-old family photo studio preserves Ghana’s history in black and white
By Francis Kokoroko and Cooper Inveen (Reuters) - A generation before the Gold Coast became Ghana, local photographer J.K. Bruce-Vanderpuije opened a small studio in the then-colonial capital Accra, w...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2022
Ten killed in Indonesia in truck crash outside school
BEKASI, Indonesia (Reuters) - At least 10 people have been killed, including some children, after a truck crashed on Wednesday near a bus stop outside a school in Indonesia's West Java province, polic...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2022
Volkswagen to trim executive board to nine members in bid to sharpen focus – sources
By Jan Schwartz HAMBURG (Reuters) - Volkswagen's supervisory board agreed on Tuesday evening to remove two seats from the carmaker's 12-person management board, three people familiar with the matter s...
Syndicated Content Aug 31, 2022
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