Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Golf-U.S. Open set for wild finish at chilly Brookline
By Frank Pingue BROOKLINE, Mass. (Reuters) - The stage is set for a wild U.S. Open finish with Jon Rahm's bid for a repeat title one of many riveting storylines going into the final round on Sunday wh...
Jun 19, 2022
Air India in talks with Airbus and Boeing to buy up to 300 narrowbody jets – sources
DOHA (Reuters) - Air India is in discussions with Airbus and Boeing for the potential purchase of up to 300 narrowbody jets, industry sources said. Airbus and Boeing declined comment on the negotiatio...
Jun 19, 2022
U.S. calls on Vietnam to release environmental advocate Nguy Thi Khanh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said it was "deeply concerned" by the June 17 sentencing of Vietnamese environmental advocate and activist Nguy Thi Khanh and called on Vietnam to release her,...
Jun 19, 2022
Blast hits car in Afghan capital, killing two
KABUL (Reuters) - At least two people were killed when a blast hit a car in the Afghan capital on Sunday, officials said, the third deadly attack in the country in as many days. Khalid Zadran, a spoke...
Jun 19, 2022
Box Office: Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ Underwhelms With $51 Million Debut as ‘Jurassic World’ Stays No. 1
By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - To infinity and beyond? Not exactly... "Lightyear," a spinoff story set in Pixar's "Toy Story" universe, fell short of that boundless milestone in its box ...
Jun 19, 2022
Fed’s Mester says it will take 2 years until inflation falls to 2% target
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Loretta Mester said it will take two years for inflation to come down to the central bank's 2% target. "It isn't going to be immediate t...
Jun 19, 2022
Tennis-Jabeur wins Berlin title after Bencic retires injured
(Reuters) - Tunisia's Ons Jabeur won the second grasscourt title of her career after reigning Olympic champion Belinda Bencic was forced to retire injured in the final of the Berlin Open on Sunday. To...
Jun 19, 2022
Middle East-focused crypto firm BitOasis cuts jobs amid sector turmoil
DUBAI (Reuters) - BitOasis, a Middle East-focused cryptocurrency exchange based in the United Arab Emirates, said on Sunday it laid off nine of its staff, the latest company in the sector to cut jobs ...
Jun 19, 2022
Nigeria blocking repatriation of $450 million foreign airline revenue, IATA says
By Alexander Cornwell DOHA (Reuters) - Nigeria is withholding $450 million in revenue international carriers operating in the country have earned, an executive at the world's largest airlines associat...
Jun 19, 2022
Airbus CEO says in contact with Qatar Airways over A350 dispute
DOHA (Reuters) - Airbus is in contact with Qatar Airways to try to resolve a contractual and safety dispute over the A350 passenger jet, the planemaker's chief executive said on Sunday. "We are in a d...
Jun 19, 2022
