Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Film academy condemns Will Smith slap, starts review of Oscars incident
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group that hands out the Oscars, said in a statement on Monday that it condemned Will Smith's slap of presenter Chris Rock ...
Mar 28, 2022
S&P Global forecasts 8.5% contraction in Russia’s economy in 2022
(Reuters) - S&P Global cut its 2022 GDP growth estimate for Russia by more than 11 percentage points to an 8.5% contraction, while its forecasts for Poland and Turkey were shaved by more than 1 percen...
Mar 28, 2022
Brazil’s education minister resigns after graft allegations -report
(Reuters) - Brazil's Education Minister Milton Ribeiro resigned on Monday following graft allegations, said Brazilian channel CNN. Ribeiro has been facing political pressure after local media reported...
Mar 28, 2022
In detecting alien life on a faraway planet, methane may be the key
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For humankind, evidence for life beyond Earth is unlikely to be as dramatic as an alien spaceship landing, say, next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It is more like...
Mar 28, 2022
U.S. exchanges defeat high-frequency trading lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday dismissed long-running litigation accusing seven U.S. stock exchanges of defrauding ordinary investors by quietly allowing high-frequ...
Mar 28, 2022
Peru’s Castillo to face impeachment vote in Congress that could oust him
By Marco Aquino LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Pedro Castillo is facing an impeachment vote in Congress that could see the center-left leader ousted just eight months after taking office, a resul...
Mar 28, 2022
U.S. eases COVID-19 travel advisory for India
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State Department eased government COVID-19 travel ratings for India and some other countries on Monday. The CDC said had chang...
Mar 28, 2022
Rocket strikes oil depot in Ukraine’s northwestern Rivne region, says governor
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - The governor of Ukraine's northwestern Rivne region said Russian forces had carried out a rocket strike on an oil depot in the region on Monday. In a short video address post...
Mar 28, 2022
U.S. trade officials to consider tariffs on solar imports from Southeast Asia
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - U.S. trade officials on Monday said they will launch an investigation into whether to impose tariffs on solar energy equipment from four Southeast Asian nations, a blow to...
Mar 28, 2022
UK’s Met Police expected to issue first fines on No. 10 lockdown breaches – The Guardian
(Reuters) - London's Metropolitan Police is expected to issue the first fines for breaching a COVID-19 lockdown at No. 10 Downing Street, The Guardian reported on Monday citing government insiders. Th...
Mar 28, 2022
