Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. business activity contracts in July for first time in 2 years, survey shows
(Reuters) - U.S. business activity contracted for the first time in nearly two years in July as a sharp slowdown in the service sector outweighed continued modest growth in manufacturing, painting a g...
Jul 22, 2022
U.S. designates former Paraguayan president Cartes for involvement in corruption
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is designating former Paraguayan president Horacio Cartes for his involvement in "significant corruption," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Frida...
Jul 22, 2022
Motor racing-Leclerc fastest in first French practice
(Reuters) - Ferrari made a strong start to the French Grand Prix weekend, and their bid for a third win in a row, on Friday with Charles Leclerc fastest in first practice at Le Castellet. The Monegasq...
Jul 22, 2022
Exclusive-Hyundai subsidiary has used child labor at Alabama factory
By Joshua Schneyer, Mica Rosenberg and Kristina Cooke LUVERNE, Alabama (Reuters) - A subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co has used child labor at a plant that supplies parts for the Korean carmaker's assemb...
Jul 22, 2022
Tennis-Thiem reaches first Tour-level semi-final in 14 months
(Reuters) - Former world number three Dominic Thiem reached his first Tour-level semi-final in 14 months at the Swiss Open in Gstaad on Friday, as the Austrian looks to step up his comeback from a wri...
Jul 22, 2022
Along Ukraine front, the villagers who didn’t leave are ghosts in the wasteland
By Sergiy Chaly MALA TOKMACHKA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Most people have long since left the village of Mala Tokmachka, in Ukrainian-held territory a couple of kilometres from the frontline in southern Uk...
Jul 22, 2022
Thai minister backtracks on spyware admission as government denies Pegasus use
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai minister on Friday sought to walk back remarks before parliament that authorities had used spyware to monitor individuals, U-turning on his admission just days earlier that ...
Jul 22, 2022
Russia sends combine harvesters to occupied regions of Ukraine
LOBANOVE VILLAGE, CRIMEA (Reuters) - Russia has sent combine harvesters from Crimea to two Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine to cover a shortage of equipment needed to bring in the crop, a represent...
Jul 22, 2022
Russia to review foreign bank sales case-by case, central bank says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian's central bank will review deals by foreign banks to sell their Russian operations on a case-by-case basis, the governor Elvira Nabiullina said on Friday, as Moscow has sign...
Jul 22, 2022
Motor racing-Ferrari’s Sainz takes a grid drop for French Grand Prix
(Reuters) - Ferrari's Carlos Sainz will take a penalty of at least 10 places on Sunday's French Grand Prix starting grid, Formula One stewards said. The Spaniard, whose engine went up in flames at the...
Jul 22, 2022
