Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tennis-Elastic man Medvedev through to French Open third round
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev still has issues with claycourt tennis, but the world number two cantered into the French Open third round with a 6-3 6-4 6-3 win against Serbian Las...
May 26, 2022
Putin says West won’t succeed in cutting Russia off
(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Thursday that Western sanctions against Russia were disrupting its supply chains, but said they would not succeed in cutting it off from technology...
May 26, 2022
Russian shelling kills at least four in Ukraine’s Kharkiv – governor
KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - At least four civilians were killed and several wounded in Russian shelling of the city of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine on Thursday, local authorities said. "The occupi...
May 26, 2022
U.N. rights envoy says Taliban must reverse restrictions on Afghan women
KABUL (Reuters) - The United Nations rights envoy in Afghanistan said on Thursday the country faces "severe" human rights challenges and called on Taliban authorities to reverse growing restrictions o...
May 26, 2022
Analysis: Left-wing Colombian candidate plans drug war shakeup
By Carlos Vargas BOGOTA (Reuters) - Leading Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is roundly critical of the U.S.-led war on drugs and has questioned the extradition of a drug kingpin, views ...
May 26, 2022
Mastercard shifts focus to Southeast Asia, LatAm after India ban, Russia exit
By Divya Chowdhury DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Southeast Asia and Latin America are strong growth regions for Mastercard after its withdrawal from Russia in March and India's 2021 ban on it from is...
May 26, 2022
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; first-quarter economic contraction confirmed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, consistent with a labor market that remains tight amid strong demand for workers despite risi...
May 26, 2022
Bank of Canada 50-basis-point June 1 hike a done deal, economists say: Reuters poll
By Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada will hike its overnight rate by 50 basis points on June 1, according to all 30 economists polled by Reuters, who see interest rates at least ...
May 26, 2022
Cycling-Almeida out of Giro d’Italia after testing positive for COVID
(Reuters) - Joao Almeida of UAE Team Emirates has withdrawn from the Giro d'Italia after testing positive for COVID-19, his team announced on Thursday. The Portuguese rider was fourth in the general c...
May 26, 2022
Vanguard commits $290 billion of assets to be net-zero by 2050
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Vanguard, the world's second-biggest asset manager, said it expects nine funds managing $290 billion to reach the world's climate goal by 2050 and be at least half w...
May 26, 2022
