Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sudan’s economy sinks as post-coup leadership searches for support
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Mohamed Nureldin Abdalla Khartoum (Reuters) - An accelerated breakdown in services including water and electricity supplies has left Sudanese citizens counting the cost of poli...
Jun 20, 2022
Meta loses appeal in Russian court over ‘extremist activity’ tag -TASS
(Reuters) - A Moscow court on Monday rejected an appeal brought by Meta Platforms Inc after it was found guilty of "extremist activity" in Russia, the TASS news agency reported. Russia in March found ...
Jun 20, 2022
Alpine skiing-Swiss, Austrians in quartet appealing FIS election result to CAS
BERLIN (Reuters) - Four national associations, including skiing powerhouses Austria and Switzerland, have filed an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over last month's presidential vote at g...
Jun 20, 2022
Canada publishes regulations to ban ‘harmful’ single-use plastics
(Reuters) - The government of Canada on Monday published final regulations to prohibit "harmful" single-use plastics, with the ban on their manufacture and import to come into effect in December. The ...
Jun 20, 2022
Tencent forms ‘extended reality’ unit as metaverse race gathers steam – sources
By Josh Ye and Yingzhi Yang HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Tencent Holdings announced to its staff on Monday the official formation of an "extended reality" (XR) unit, three people familiar with the ma...
Jun 20, 2022
Explosions rock Ukrainian city of Odesa, no word of any casualties
KYIV (Reuters) - Explosions rocked the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa on Monday after the Russia-installed head of the annexed Crimea peninsula said Ukrainian forces had attacked drilling platforms...
Jun 20, 2022
Delta, Kellogg join IBM pledge to fight bias in online ad targeting
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines Inc, Kellogg Co and several big ad agencies on Monday pledged to counteract unwanted biases in the algorithms that power their online adverti...
Jun 20, 2022
Ivory Coast rain helps early growth of cocoa main crop, farmers say
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Heavy rain last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions will boost the development of the next October-to-March main crop, farmers said on Monday. Ivory Coast, the worl...
Jun 20, 2022
Zimbabwe health workers strike after rejecting 100% pay rise
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean health workers went on strike on Monday after rejecting a 100% wage hike offer last week, pressing their demand for payment in U.S. dollars as the local currency slumps. ...
Jun 20, 2022
Israel says it’s building regional air defence alliance under U.S
By Dan Williams and Aziz El Yaakoubi JERUSALEM/RIYADH (Reuters) - Israel is building a U.S.-sponsored regional air defence alliance, the Israeli defence minister said on Monday, adding that the appara...
Jun 20, 2022
