Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China’s Xi wishes Biden a speedy COVID recovery – state TV
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping wished his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden a speedy recovery from coronavirus in a message on Friday, state television said. Biden, who tested positive for ...
Jul 22, 2022
Heavy gunfire heard at main Mali military base
KATI, Mali (Reuters) - Heavy gunfire was heard early on Friday morning at the main military base outside Mali's capital Bamako before easing after about an hour, a Reuters reporter said. After the gun...
Jul 22, 2022
Petronas payout to Malaysia govt seen higher at 55-59 billion rgt this year
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's state energy firm Petronas is forecast to contribute to government coffers as much as 59 billion ringgit ($13.25 billion) this year, a cabinet minister said in a st...
Jul 22, 2022
Chinese Paddlefish and wild Yangtze Sturgeon extinct – IUCN
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The extinction of the Chinese Paddlefish and wild Yangtze Sturgeon, declared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), unleashed a torrent of comments on Chin...
Jul 22, 2022
New Zealand COVID-19 death rate at record levels
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealanders are dying from COVID-19 at record rates as the country battles a new wave of the Omicron strain that is particularly affecting the older populatio...
Jul 22, 2022
MLB roundup: Yordan Alvarez helps Astros sweep DH with Yankees
Yordan Alvarez homered and drove in three runs as the host Houston Astros held on for a 7-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday night to complete a sweep of a day-night doubleheader. Alvarez...
Jul 22, 2022
Tennis-Djokovic joins Nadal, Federer, Murray for Team Europe at Laver Cup
(Reuters) - Tennis fans are used to seeing Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Andy Murray fight tooth and nail to beat each other at the Grand Slams but the "Big Four" are set to play toget...
Jul 22, 2022
Portugal’s Galp pays 140 million euros to get full ownership of Titan Solar
MADRID (Reuters) - Portugal's Galp Energia has bought the 24.99% it does not already own of Titan Solar, a renewable energy joint venture created with Spanish engineering firm ACS in 2020, the company...
Jul 22, 2022
Sri Lanka president expected to keep finance portfolio – source
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to keep the finance portfolio and could also appoint a junior minister to help him out with the department's work, a source wi...
Jul 22, 2022
Tobacco group Swedish Match’s profit narrowly beats estimates
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish Match, which is being bought by Philip Morris International Inc in a $16 billion deal, on Friday reported second-quarter operating profit just above market expectations a...
Jul 22, 2022
