Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Report: 76ers acquire James Harden from Nets for Ben Simmons, others
The Philadelphia 76ers acquired James Harden from the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for fellow guards Ben Simmons and Seth Curry, center Andre Drummond and two first-round picks, ESPN reported Thursday. T...
Feb 10, 2022
OnlyFans jumps into NFT profile pictures
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - OnlyFans, an online subscription platform known for adult content, has launched a feature for users to display verified NFTs as profile pictures, it said on Thursday...
Feb 10, 2022
Guinea-Bissau president says convicted drug traffickers behind failed coup
By Aaron Ross and Alberto Dabo BISSAU (Reuters) -Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said on Thursday that three people previously arrested by U.S. authorities for drug trafficking were beh...
Feb 10, 2022
Oilers fire coach Dave Tippett
The Edmonton Oilers fired head coach Dave Tippett and associate head coach Jim Playfair on Thursday. Jay Woodcroft, head coach of Edmonton's American Hockey League affiliate in Bakersfield, and his to...
Feb 10, 2022
BCA goes ‘overweight’ Brazil as more investors turn bullish on Lula
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Canadian research note calling ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva a possible "savior" of Brazil's sluggish economy has stoked debate in financial markets ov...
Feb 10, 2022
Exclusive-U.N. aims to launch new Afghanistan cash route in February: U.N. note
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United Nations aims to kickstart this month a system to swap millions of aid dollars for Afghan currency in a plan to stem humanitarian and economic crise...
Feb 10, 2022
Berlinale opening film explores #Metoo questions of power and control
By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) - French director Francois Ozon's "Peter von Kant" -- a film about a director's possessive relationship with a young actor -- explores the power directors hold over ...
Feb 10, 2022
Analysis-Leaving Mali would not be easy as French military feels the heat
By John Irish and David Lewis PARIS (Reuters) - France is considering withdrawing its troops from Mali, but adapting its strategy to prevent Islamist militancy spreading south may prove complex and co...
Feb 10, 2022
Fed’s Bullard wants U.S. rates a full percentage point higher by July
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard said Thursday that he has become "dramatically" more hawkish in light of the hottest inflation in nearly 40 years, and ...
Feb 10, 2022
Baseball-Manfred says lost MLB games over lockout would be ‘disastrous’
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said on Thursday it would be "disastrous" if the lockout resulted in lost games for the 2022 regular season but is optimistic a new labor agr...
Feb 10, 2022
