Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nigeria’s Biafra separatist leader denies new terrorism charges in court
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - The leader of a banned Nigerian separatist movement pleaded not guilty to eight new charges that include terrorism and incitement on Wednesday as his defence sought ...
Jan 19, 2022
Intel orders ASML system for well over $340 million in quest for chipmaking edge
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Intel has placed the first order with ASML for a new, advanced chipmaking tool that will cost "significantly" more than $340 million, as semiconductor manufactur...
Jan 19, 2022
Norwegian mass killer Breivik as dangerous now as a decade ago, court told
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik remains just as likely to commit acts of violence today as he was a decade ago, a psychiatrist testifying at his parole hearing said on ...
Jan 19, 2022
Tennis-Zverev soaks up the boos after beating home player Millman
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Alexander Zverev shrugged off a rowdy centre court crowd at a floodlit Rod Laver Arena to sail into the third round of the Australian Open with an impressive 6-4 6-...
Jan 19, 2022
Ukrainian court rejects request to arrest ex-president Poroshenko in treason case
KYIV (Reuters) - A Ukrainian judge rejected a prosecutor's request to arrest ex-president Petro Poroshenko in a treason case, in a televised hearing on Wednesday. Judge Oleksiy Sokolov said Poroshenko...
Jan 19, 2022
Police shoot dead man in French city of Nice – reports
PARIS (Reuters) - Police shot dead a man in the southern French city of Nice on Wednesday, as they sought to make arrests over an earlier, suspected murder case, the French prosecutor for Nice told lo...
Jan 19, 2022
Morgan Stanley posts higher profit on M&A boom
(Reuters) -Morgan Stanley on Wednesday reported a 10% jump in fourth-quarter profit as the Wall Street investment bank capitalized on a boom in mergers and acquisitions and generated robust fees from ...
Jan 19, 2022
Futures gain as UnitedHealth, BofA rise on results
By Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) - Upbeat results from UnitedHealth and Bank of America pushed U.S. stock index futures higher on Wednesday, partially righting a wobbly start to the fourth-quarter earnin...
Jan 19, 2022
England’s COVID-19 prevalence falls back from record high
LONDON (Reuters) - The estimated COVID-19 prevalence in England fell back from a record high in the week ending January 15, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday, with an estimated 1 in...
Jan 19, 2022
Belgian court jails trafficking gang leader for Vietnamese truck deaths
By Clement Rossignol BRUGES, Belgium (Reuters) - The Vietnamese head of a human trafficking gang was sentenced to 15 years in jail by a Belgian court on Wednesday for the manslaughter of 39 compatriot...
Jan 19, 2022
