Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Reaction to killing of al Qaeda leader Zawahiri
(Reuters) - The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed ...
Aug 02, 2022
China leaders say 5.5% GDP growth is guidance, not hard target – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Chinese leaders told the government that this year's economic growth of about 5.5% is a guidance and not a hard target in a meeting last week, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday citing peo...
Aug 02, 2022
Biden to name FEMA, CDC officials to lead U.S. monkeypox response -AP
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is set to name top officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to head the response to m...
Aug 02, 2022
Golf-Ryder Cup captain Donald unsure about availability of LIV players
(Reuters) - Team Europe's Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald is unsure if LIV Golf players will be allowed to feature in next year's event but he says he is committed to picking the strongest 12-man team t...
Aug 02, 2022
Games-New Zealand swimmer Jeffcoat savours Birmingham gold after Olympic letdown
(Reuters) - New Zealand swimmer Andrew Jeffcoat bounced back from the "brink of depression" in the wake of missing the Olympics a year ago to savour a hard-won gold in the 50 metres backstroke at the ...
Aug 01, 2022
Australian AI star Appen flags first-half loss, shares plunge
By Byron Kaye and Upasana Singh (Reuters) - Australia's Appen Ltd, which runs artificial intelligence training for Facebook, Google and Amazon.com Inc, said a spending slowdown by clients would bring ...
Aug 01, 2022
Apple drops mask requirements for most of its corporate workers – The Verge
(Reuters) - Apple Inc is dropping its mask mandate for corporate employees at most locations, the Verge reported on Monday, citing an internal memo. (https://bit.ly/3oJ3EQN) This comes even as COVID-1...
Aug 01, 2022
Blinken says Taliban ‘grossly’ violated Doha agreement by sheltering al Qaeda’s Zawahiri
(Reuters) - The Taliban "grossly" violated the Doha Agreement by hosting and sheltering al Qaeda's top leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday. The United S...
Aug 01, 2022
Athletics-Olympic champion Jacobs cleared to resume training
(Reuters) - Olympic 100 metres champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who withdrew from last month's World Championships due to a thigh injury, can return to training but remains a doubt for the European Cha...
Aug 01, 2022
Japanese finance minister frets about ‘hectic’ yen swings
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Tuesday reiterated the need for currencies to move stably reflecting fundamentals, describing recent yen swings as "...
Aug 01, 2022
