Author Archives: Syndicated Content
State to remember birthday of late Kalamazoo State Representative today
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Flags in the state Capitol complex will fly at half-staff today to honor the birthday of late State Representative Mary Brown. The Kalamazoo Democrat served from 1976 ...
Aug 18, 2022
Cycling-Quintana denies using banned substance after Tour disqualification
(Reuters) - Nairo Quintana has denied using the banned substance tramadol after the Colombian rider was stripped of his sixth-place finish at this year's Tour de France by cycling's governing body (UC...
Aug 18, 2022
Russia’s Defence Ministry says it may shut down Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant if shelling continues
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Thursday that the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine may be shut down if Ukrainian forces continue shelling the facility, somethi...
Aug 18, 2022
Euro zone July inflation confirmed at 8.9% y/y, core measure sharply up
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation reached a new record high of 8.9% year-on-year in July, the EU's statistics office confirmed on Thursday, with the core measure, excluding the most volatile co...
Aug 18, 2022
Vanuatu’s president dissolves parliament to avoid bid to oust leader
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Vanuatu's president dissolved the Pacific island nation's parliament on Thursday, state broadcaster VBTC reported, after an attempt by some politicians to oust the prime minister. P...
Aug 18, 2022
UK consumer spending drops as inflation hit intensifies
LONDON (Reuters) - British consumers' spending on credit and debit cards fell sharply over the past week and other measures of their behaviour were either stable or declined, weekly data collated by t...
Aug 18, 2022
Unification Church members accuse Japanese media of bias over Abe killing
By Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) - Thousands of Unification Church members gathered in Seoul on Thursday to protest what they call discriminatory and unfair Japanese media coverage of their church since...
Aug 18, 2022
S.Korea to attend preliminary meeting of U.S.-led chipmaker group
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is expected to attend a preliminary meeting for a U.S.-led group of major microchip manufacturers including Taiwan and Japan, South Korea's foreign minister said on Thurs...
Aug 18, 2022
One dead, many households off electricity as thunderstorms hit southern France
PARIS (Reuters) - One person died and nine were injured as severe thunderstorms hit the French island of Corsica on Thursday, while some 1,000 households were off electricity in the southern Loire and...
Aug 18, 2022
Russian rouble steadies, bonds slightly up on inflation data
(This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine) MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian rouble steadied and stocks were flat on Thursday, lackin...
Aug 18, 2022
