Author Archives: Syndicated Content
IMF executive board approves $638 million for Benin
DAKAR (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) executive board has approved a $638 million extended fund and extended credit facility for Benin under a 42-month arrangement to help the West...
Jul 09, 2022
The DIY gun used to kill Japan’s Abe was simple to make, analysts say
By Ju-min Park and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - The man suspected of killing former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe with a hand-made gun on Friday could have made the weapon in a day or two after obt...
Jul 09, 2022
Abe killer wielded homemade gun, grudge over mother’s bankruptcy, police say
By Tim Kelly NARA, Japan (Reuters) - The man who killed Shinzo Abe believed the former Japanese leader was linked to a religious group he blamed for his mother's financial ruin and spent months planni...
Jul 09, 2022
Motor racing-Sainz leads Ferrari one-two in final Austrian practice
(Reuters) - Formula One's newest winner Carlos Sainz led Ferrari team mate Charles Leclerc one-two in final practice for the Austrian Grand Prix, ahead of Saturday's sprint race. The Spaniard, third o...
Jul 09, 2022
UK defence minister Wallace rules himself out of leadership race
LONDON (Reuters) - British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, one of the favourites to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson, said on Saturday he had decided not to run in the leadership contest. Wallace, ...
Jul 09, 2022
Syria’s Assad makes first visit to Aleppo since recapture
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad marked the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha on Saturday in Aleppo, his first visit to the northern city since his forces recaptured it in 2016 with hel...
Jul 09, 2022
Muslim pilgrims perform haj’s symbolic stoning of the devil
By Soha Gado JAMARAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims threw pebbles on giant columns symbolising Satan on Saturday, part of annual haj rituals that mark the first day of Eid...
Jul 09, 2022
Rogers services restored for majority of customers after Canada-wide outage
(Reuters) - Rogers Telecommunication said on Saturday that it has restored services for the majority of its customers after a service outage at one of Canada's biggest telecom operators shut banking, ...
Jul 09, 2022
All 11 victims of Italian glacier collapse identified, authorities say
ROME (Reuters) - Italian police on Saturday confirmed 11 people died when a glacier collapsed in the Alps in an incident being blamed on rising temperatures. Rescue teams had feared a 12th person coul...
Jul 09, 2022
Tennis-Djokovic set for the unexpected as Kyrgios blocks path to 21st Grand Slam title
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic has contested 31 Grand Slam finals and faced just about every scenario possible in collecting 20 titles but even he will not know what to expect in S...
Jul 09, 2022
