Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Athletics-Gatlin excited by new talent emerging from Bolt shadow
By Shrivathsa Sridhar BENGALURU (Reuters) - Athletics may not need a marquee personality with the speed and charisma to take over from Usain Bolt as fresh faces at the top of the sprint podium can be ...
May 12, 2022
Turkish court upholds top opposition politician’s conviction for insulting president
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's top court upheld convictions and a jail term against leading opposition politician Canan Kaftancioglu for insulting the president and the state, according to a ruling it ma...
May 12, 2022
Alleged senior leader of 1994 Rwandan genocide confirmed dead
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Protais Mpiranya, one of the last remaining fugitives sought over the 1994 Rwandan genocide, has been confirmed dead and the case against him has been closed, the prosecutor of t...
May 12, 2022
U.S. says has no current plans to share COVID-19 vaccines with North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has no current plans to share vaccines with North Korea, a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council said on Thursday, after Pyongyang reporte...
May 12, 2022
He’s back: Wickremesinghe named Sri Lankan PM for 6th time amid crisis
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO (Reuters) - Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka's new prime minister, is no stranger to politics. This is the sixth time the opposition lawmaker has held the ...
May 12, 2022
Biden to get update on U.S. infant formula supplies on Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will speak with infant formula retailers and manufacturers about supply issues on Thursday before the White House announces additional actions to addres...
May 12, 2022
In one giant leap for Earth plants, seeds are grown in moon soil
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists for the first time have grown seeds in soil from the moon - samples retrieved during NASA missions in 1969 and 1972 - in an achievement that heralds th...
May 12, 2022
Analysis-Jetmakers’ inflation shield no match for soaring costs
By Tim Hepher DUBLIN (Reuters) - Inflation clauses that determine how much airlines pay for new jets have jumped into a "hyper-escalation" band, pushing up aircraft prices but still leaving manufactur...
May 12, 2022
Trump Organization closes sale of Washington hotel
(Reuters) - The Trump Organization said on Wednesday that it completed the $375 million sale of the lease on the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. to an investment firm that plans to rebra...
May 12, 2022
Asked about Musk and Twitter, FTC official says some deals help economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Noah Phillips, a Republican on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, on Thursday sidestepped a question about Elon Musk's plan to buy Twitter but said some transactions were econom...
May 12, 2022
