Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Shanghai targets lockdown turning point by Wednesday – sources
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai has set a target to stop the spread of COVID-19 outside of quarantined areas by Wednesday, two people familiar with the matter said, which would allow China's largest cit...
Apr 17, 2022
Explosions heard in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv – local media
(Reuters) - Explosions were heard in the early hours on Sunday in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, local media reported. Overnight, air raid sirens were going off over nearly all of Ukraine. There was no offi...
Apr 17, 2022
Tunisia says countries offer help to tackle impact of fuel ship’s sinking
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - Some countries have offered to help Tunisia prevent damage to the environment after a merchant ship carrying up to one thousand tonnes of oil sank off the coast of Gab...
Apr 16, 2022
Russia tells Ukrainian troops in Mariupol to lay down arms from 0300 GMT
(Reuters) - Russia told Ukrainian forces fighting in the besieged southern port of Mariupol to lay down their arms starting 6 a.m. Moscow time (0300 GMT) on Sunday to save their lives. Russia's Defenc...
Apr 16, 2022
China data to show sharp March deterioration as COVID bites, but solid first-quarter growth: Reuters poll
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - China is expected to report a sharp deterioration in economic activity in March as COVID-19 outbreaks and lockdowns hit consumers and factories, although first-quarter...
Apr 16, 2022
Russia sets 0300 GMT deadline for Ukraine troops in Mariupol to surrender
By David Ljunggren and Lidia Kelly (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry has told the Ukrainian forces still fighting in the besieged southern port of Mariupol to lay down their arms starting 6 a.m. M...
Apr 16, 2022
Australia says it would keep security ties with Solomons despite China pact
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia would continue to cooperate with Solomons Islands on matters of security even if the Pacific island nation signs a proposed security agreement with China that Australia op...
Apr 16, 2022
Tennis-Ukraine comeback falls short as U.S. win Billie Jean King Cup qualifier
(Corrects spelling to Kichenok in eighth and ninth pars) (Reuters) - A gallant comeback by Ukraine ultimately ended in disappointment for the team representing the war-torn nation as the United States...
Apr 16, 2022
Golf-Spieth in shock after missing another tiny putt
(Reuters) - Two weeks after missing a two-foot putt by being overly casual, Jordan Spieth had an even more astonishing faux pas from a shorter distance at RBC Heritage tournament in South Carolina on ...
Apr 16, 2022
Judge rules Musk’s tweets over taking Tesla private were false, investors say
By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal judge has ruled that Tesla CEO Elon Musk's 2018 tweets about having secured financing to take the company private were false, according to court fili...
Apr 16, 2022
