Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.N. chief appoints former Kyrgyzstan president as Afghanistan envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday appointed a former president of Kyrgyzstan as his new special envoy for Afghanistan. Roza Otunbayeva, who also served as fo...
Sep 02, 2022
Tennis-Murray encouraged by third-round display despite loss to Berrettini
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's Andy Murray said he was encouraged after taking a set off Italian 13th seed Matteo Berrettini in a 6-4 6-4 6-7(1) 6-3 defeat on Friday after competing in ...
Sep 02, 2022
U.S. approves potential $1.1 billion arms sale to Taiwan, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $1.1 billion sale of military equipment to Taiwan, including 60 anti-ship missiles and 100 air-to-air missiles, the Pentagon sa...
Sep 02, 2022
Russia using energy as weapon, White House says about Nord Stream shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Moscow is using energy as a tool to pressure Europe, the White House said about the delayed return of Gazprom's Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline, as Europe gets closer to a ban...
Sep 02, 2022
Brazil should be prepared for political violence after Kirchner attack, says Lula
(Reuters) - Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday politicians should be prepared to face a climate of violence, a day after an assassination attempt that targeted Argentin...
Sep 02, 2022
Jane Fonda says she has started chemo for a ‘treatable’ cancer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Academy Award-winning actress Jane Fonda on Friday said she had been diagnosed with a "very treatable" form of lymphoma and started a six-month regimen of chemotherapy. The 84-...
Sep 02, 2022
U.S. FTC asks Amazon, One Medical for more information on $3.4-billion deal
(Reuters) - One Medical said on Friday the U.S. Federal Trade Commission had sought more information from the company and Amazon.com Inc over the primary care provider's $3.4-billion acquisition by th...
Sep 02, 2022
Russia to bury Gorbachev, darling of the West, with a shrug
By Kevin Liffey (Reuters) - Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader beloved of the West who lived long enough to see all the reforms he had championed in his homeland undone, will be buried on Saturday w...
Sep 02, 2022
UBS scraps $1.4 billion deal to buy Wealthfront
(Reuters) - Swiss bank UBS and automated wealth management provider Wealthfront said on Friday they have mutually agreed to terminate their $1.4 billion deal, as part of which Wealthfront was to be ac...
Sep 02, 2022
U.S. Capitol riot panel withdraws subpoena issued to RNC and Salesforce -Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has withdrawn the subpoena it issued to the Republican National Committee and e...
Sep 02, 2022
