Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Venezuela opposition leader sentenced to 8 years in prison: lawyer
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Former Venezuela opposition lawmaker Juan Requesens was sentenced to eight years in prison for alleged involvement in the 2018 explosion of two drones at an event attended by Presid...
Aug 04, 2022
Biden to meet CEOs of GM, Carrier, Cummins on drug, tax bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will meet Thursday with labor leaders and CEOs from General Motors, Carrier and Kaiser Permanente to discuss the economic impacts of the drug, climate a...
Aug 04, 2022
Russian court: Griner is guilty
KHIMKI, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian court on Thursday ruled that U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was guilty of drugs possession and smuggling after she pleaded guilty to bringing cannabis-infuse...
Aug 04, 2022
Saudi Arabia posts almost $21 billion second-quarter surplus
By Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has registered a budget surplus of nearly 78 billion riyals ($21 billion) in the second quarter of 2022, the finance ministry said on Thursday, an almost ...
Aug 04, 2022
China Evergrande to get $817.8 million for giving up land use rights for soccer stadium
(Reuters) -Troubled property developer China Evergrande Group said on Thursday it would receive 5.52 billion yuan ($817.8 million) for cancelling a contract to buy land-use rights for a soccer stadium...
Aug 04, 2022
Bayer says arbitration ruling over BASF claims is imminent
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer's chief executive said an arbitration court would soon decide on claims brought by rival BASF, saying it overpaid for assets that Bayer sold to secure antitrust clearance f...
Aug 04, 2022
China foreign minister walks out moments before ASEAN meeting gala dinner
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The Chinese government's top diplomat Wang Yi walked out before the start of a gala dinner of foreign ministers at a meeting in Cambodia on Thursday and was seen leaving the ven...
Aug 04, 2022
Goldman discloses probe into U.S. credit card division
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's credit card business is being investigated by a top U.S. consumer watchdog, the bank disclosed in a regulatory filing on Thursday. The investigation by the Consum...
Aug 04, 2022
Brittney Griner’s statement to court ahead of verdict in Russia drugs trial
(Reuters) - Here are some highlights from U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner's statement to a court in Russia on Thursday as she faced a verdict in a trial on drugs charges that could see her senten...
Aug 04, 2022
Amnesty accuses Ukraine of basing troops in residential areas, angering Kyiv
KYIV (Reuters) - Human rights group Amnesty International accused Ukraine on Thursday of endangering civilians by basing troops in residential areas during Russia's invasion in a report that Kyiv like...
Aug 04, 2022
