Author Archives: Syndicated Content
McConnell urges Biden administration to ensure sustained aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell urged the Biden administration on Tuesday to lead an effort to ensure broad, sustained international support for Ukraine and said W...
May 17, 2022
Tennis-Gasquet spoils Medvedev’s return to action in Geneva
(Reuters) - World number two Daniil Medvedev fell to a 6-2 7-6(5) defeat by Frenchman Richard Gasquet at the Geneva Open on Tuesday on his return to the ATP tour, having spent six weeks recovering fro...
May 17, 2022
Analysis-Putin takes Mariupol, but wider Donbas victory slipping from reach
By Tom Balmforth and Jonathan Landay KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Even as the Kremlin prepares to take full control of the ruins of Mariupol city, it faces the growing prospect of defeat in its b...
May 17, 2022
U.S. use of Pfizer’s COVID antiviral Paxlovid up 315% -HHS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Use of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid has jumped 315% over the past four weeks, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday. Nearly...
May 17, 2022
Flight attendants union backs Frontier-Spirit tie-up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A union representing flight attendants at Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines said it would back a proposed merger after it reached a deal for a merger transition agreement. A...
May 17, 2022
Netflix lays off approximately 150, mostly in U.S
(Reuters) - Netflix on Tuesday said it has laid off about 150 people, mostly in the United States, amid a period of slowing growth. The layoffs represent approximately 2% of the company's workforce in...
May 17, 2022
Russia’s Sberbank plans to drop its London listing
(Reuters) - Russia's largest lender Sberbank, which has been hit by Western sanctions, plans to drop its listing in London after its depositary terminated an agreement with it, the bank said on Tuesda...
May 17, 2022
Golf-Woods grouped with McIlroy and Spieth to start PGA Championship
TULSA, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Tiger Woods, in only his second start since a car crash nearly ended his career, will play the first two rounds of this week's PGA Championship with Rory McIlroy and Jordan...
May 17, 2022
Authorities discover narco-tunnel on U.S.-Mexico border
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. anti-narcotics agents have discovered a drug-smugglers' tunnel running under the U.S.-Mexico border and equipped with a rail track, electricity and ventilation system, the...
May 17, 2022
Powell says Fed to ‘keep pushing’ rates higher until clear inflation is falling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve will "keep pushing" to tighten U.S. monetary policy until it is clear that inflation is declining, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday. "What we need to s...
May 17, 2022
