Author Archives: Syndicated Content
French tourist shocked by 8 years sentence in Iran – lawyer
DUBAI (Reuters) - Jailed French tourist Benjamin Briere, who was sentenced to eight years in prison for spying on Tuesday, is in state of shock, his Iranian lawyer told Reuters, adding that they would...
Jan 25, 2022
Mass. Secretary of State is investigating target-date fund offerings
BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin on Tuesday said his office will investigate broker-dealers offering target-date funds, concerned about changes that created large tax...
Jan 25, 2022
U.S. plane brings military equipment and munitions to Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) - A U.S. plane carrying military equipment and munitions landed in Kyiv on Tuesday, the third shipment of a $200-million security package to shore up Ukraine as it braces for a possible...
Jan 25, 2022
U.S. consumer confidence dips in January; spending intentions strong
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence ebbed slightly in January, with more consumers planning to purchase homes, automobiles and other big ticket items even as they grew less optimistic abou...
Jan 25, 2022
Conviction of Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ upheld by U.S. appeals court
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan rejected several argume...
Jan 25, 2022
Explainer-Why Yemen is at war
DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have launched two missile attacks at the United Arab Emirates in the last week, raising the stakes in a ruinous and complex conflict. Monday's assault ht...
Jan 25, 2022
IMF’s Gopinath says ‘lot more’ work needed to help countries reduce debt levels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Group of 20 countries need to step up their efforts to help low-income countries deal with high levels of debt, the No. 2 official at the International Monetary Fund said on...
Jan 25, 2022
Canada withdrawing diplomats’ families from Ukraine; cites Russian build-up
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada said on Tuesday it is temporarily withdrawing the families of its diplomats in Ukraine because of the Russian military build-up on the borders of the Eastern European country....
Jan 25, 2022
France says committed to Sahel security ops, despite coups
PARIS (Reuters) - An attempted coup in Burkina Faso and an earlier coup in Mali are no reason for France and its allies to end their security operation in the Sahel region against Islamist militants, ...
Jan 25, 2022
Tennis-Australian Open day nine
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Highlights of the ninth day of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday: * Barty breezes past Pegula into Australian Open semis World number one Ash Barty nL1N2U50LL is w...
Jan 25, 2022
