Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. asks judge to block book publisher merger as trial closes
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday urged a U.S. judge to block a $2.2 billion merger of two of the "Big Five" book publishers, saying "competition matters...
Aug 19, 2022
NATO secretary general to visit Canada later in August
(Reuters) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit Canada later this month to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine and other issues related to climate change, defense and security, the off...
Aug 19, 2022
Italy’s PD pledges ‘dowry’ for young people in election manifesto
By Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) - Italy's centre-left Democratic Party (PD) will offer teenagers a "dowry" of up to 10,000 euros ($10,035) when they turn 18, the party said in its manifesto made public ...
Aug 19, 2022
Unidentified attackers seize control of hotel in Somali capital -authorities
MOGADISHU (Reuters) -Unidentified armed attackers have taken control of a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu following two car bomb blasts and gunfire, police and intelligence officers said on Frid...
Aug 19, 2022
Cuba to send hundreds of doctors to Italy’s Calabria region
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba will send nearly 500 doctors to the Calabria region of southern Italy, Cuban state media reported this week, part of a broader program that sends surplus medics from the commun...
Aug 19, 2022
Walmart expands abortion coverage for employees – CNBC
(Reuters) -Walmart Inc is expanding abortion and travel coverage for employees, CNBC reported on Friday, about two months after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that lega...
Aug 19, 2022
U.S. Treasury disputes finding that new IRS funding would increase middle-class taxes
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As a political messaging war rages over $80 billion in new Internal Revenue Service funding, a U.S. Treasury official is pushing back on an informal estimate tha...
Aug 19, 2022
Legal abortion access to remain in Michigan for now following Friday ruling
OAKLAND COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — Access to legal abortion in Michigan will remain in place for now. This follows the ruling that came from Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Jacob Cunningham on...
Aug 19, 2022
Hezbollah chief has no immediate comment on Rushdie stabbing
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The head of Lebanon's pro-Iran group Hezbollah said on Friday he had no immediate comment on the stabbing attack against Indian-born author Salman Rushdie in the United States becau...
Aug 19, 2022
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi could return home after verdicts, junta chief says
(Reuters) - Myanmar's junta chief said on Friday he would consider allowing deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to be moved to house arrest from prison but only after verdicts in a litany of cases against...
Aug 19, 2022
