Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer-Qatar World Cup to begin one day earlier than planned – source
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The World Cup in Qatar will kick-off a day earlier than scheduled if FIFA's ruling bureau agree to a plan to hold the opening ceremony and the host nation's first match...
Aug 10, 2022
Tunisian court suspends president’s dismissal of 50 judges – lawyer
TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian administrative court suspended the dismissal of fifty judges who were fired by President Kais Saied in June, a lawyer told Reuters on Wednesday. Saied dismissed 57 judges ...
Aug 10, 2022
Students cheer as online translation tools add more African languages
By Francis Mukasa and Sofia Christensen KAMPALA, August 10 (Reuters) - Ugandan IT student Andrew Njuki spent years hunched over English-language textbooks, often grappling with material that would hav...
Aug 10, 2022
The beluga whale that was in River Seine has died – local authority
PARIS (Reuters) - The beluga whale which was lifted out of the River Seine earlier on Wednesday has died, despite the mission to save it, according to local authorities. "Despite an unprecedented resc...
Aug 10, 2022
Denmark to train Ukrainian soldiers in Britain, Denmark – report
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark will send military instructors to Britain to train Ukrainian soldiers and also aims to train Ukrainian officers in Denmark, the Danish defence minister said in an interv...
Aug 10, 2022
Exclusive-Indian companies swapping dollar for Asian currencies to buy Russian coal
By Sudarshan Varadhan NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian companies are using Asian currencies more often to pay for Russian coal imports, according to customs documents and industry sources, avoiding the U....
Aug 10, 2022
SoftBank to book $34 billion gain from Alibaba shares
TOKYO (Reuters) -SoftBank Group Corp on Wednesday said it will book an estimated gain of 4.6 trillion yen ($34.08 billion) on settling prepaid forward contracts using shares in Alibaba Group Holding, ...
Aug 10, 2022
Ukraine sees big increase in agriculture exports in July
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's grain, oilseed, vegetable oil exports rose 22.7% in July versus June to 2.66 million tonnes thanks to higher wheat and barley shipments, the agriculture ministry said on Wed...
Aug 10, 2022
Russian defence ministry says it destroyed German-made anti-aircraft system in Mykolaiv region
(Reuters) - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that Russian forces destroyed a German-supplied Gepard anti-aircraft system in use by Ukrainian forces in the Mykolaiv region. In its daily brie...
Aug 10, 2022
Factbox-U.S. IPO activity plunges as Ukraine war triggers volatility
(Reuters) - Market volatility triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and soaring global interest rates has forced investors to pull back from backing initial public offerings, resulting in a dramat...
Aug 10, 2022
