Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK prosecutors authorise charges against Harvey Weinstein
LONDON (Reuters) - British prosecutors said on Wednesday they had authorised charges to be brought against former Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein on two counts of indecent assault against a ...
Jun 08, 2022
Mongolia urges transparency as Rio Tinto seeks control of giant Oyu Tolgoi project
By Clara Denina and Praveen Menon LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - A top official at the giant Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mining project in Mongolia has called for greater transparency and more power to the loca...
Jun 08, 2022
Confession letter found in car that drove into crowd in Berlin – Bild
BERLIN (Reuters) - A letter of confession was found in the car that drove into a crowd of people on a Berlin shopping street, killing one person, the Bild daily reported on Wednesday. Bild cited an in...
Jun 08, 2022
Bangladesh police open investigation into deadly container depot fire
By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - Police in Bangladesh on Wednesday opened an investigation into eight officials from a shipping container depot after a blaze killed at least 44 people, including 10 fire...
Jun 08, 2022
Belarus jails Radio Liberty freelancer for six years for ‘extremism’
(Reuters) - A court in Belarus sentenced a freelance journalist for the Belarusian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to six years in jail on extremism charges, the broadcaster and the Spring-...
Jun 08, 2022
Hedge fund group complains to LME about cancelled nickel trades
LONDON (Reuters) - A hedge fund association has complained to the London Metal Exchange (LME) about the suspension of the nickel market and cancellation of nickel trades in March saying the exchange f...
Jun 08, 2022
Hasbro defeats board challenge from activist investor Alta Fox
(Reuters) - Hasbro Inc defeated a board challenge from activist hedge fund Alta Fox with shareholders re-electing all of the company's directors, the toymaker said on Wednesday, citing a preliminary t...
Jun 08, 2022
Mexico president trades barbs with Cuban-American senators
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took swipes at Cuban-American Senators Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Bob Menendez during a regular press conference Wednesday morning,...
Jun 08, 2022
Garland to announce team conducting critical incident review of Uvalde school shooting, says U.S. DOJ
(Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland will on Wednesday announce a team conducting a critical incident review of last month's school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the Justice Department said ...
Jun 08, 2022
Motorcycling-Isle of Man TT organisers named wrong man in fatal crash
LONDON (Reuters) - Isle of Man TT organisers said on Wednesday they had misidentified a French sidecar racer who died in a crash at the weekend. Passenger Olivier Lavorel was named last Saturday as th...
Jun 08, 2022
