Author Archives: Syndicated Content
As Barbados heads toward a republic, some wonder why it matters
By Julio-Cesar Chavez BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) - As Barbados prepares to form a republic and remove the British queen as its sovereign, some residents in the capital Bridgetown on Sunday acknowledged they...
Nov 28, 2021
Stocks, oil regain some composure after Omicron battering
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian markets were trying to regain some composure on Monday as the spread of the Omicron variant in developed nations threatened to derail economic recoveries and the...
Nov 28, 2021
Venezuela President Maduro brands EU electoral observers ‘spies’
By Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday denounced members of the European Union's (EU) electoral observation mission who monitored voting last weekend as "sp...
Nov 28, 2021
Indian fintech Slice raises $220 million, hits “unicorn” status
By Sankalp Phartiyal NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian fintech company Slice said on Monday it had raised $220 million in a Series B funding round led by investment giant Tiger Global and private equity fi...
Nov 28, 2021
Reports: DeMarcus Cousins to sign with Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks and veteran center DeMarcus Cousins have reached an agreement on a one-year deal, multiple media outlets reported Sunday. Per ESPN, the deal will be non-guaranteed. Cousins, 31, is...
Nov 28, 2021
Reports: Twins, Byron Buxton agree to seven-year, $100M extension
The Minnesota Twins and center fielder Byron Buxton have agreed on a seven-year, $100 million extension, according to multiple reports on Sunday. Buxton reportedly received a full no-trade clause and ...
Nov 28, 2021
Even in tech hub Shenzhen, China’s property market succumbs to chills
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Life used to be good for Jerry Tang, who left his rural hometown in 2014 to become a real estate agent in Shenzhen - China's tech megacity and one of the wo...
Nov 28, 2021
Exclusive-D. Telekom, Vodafone, others want U.S. tech giants to help fund network costs
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. tech giants should bear some of the costs of developing Europe's telecoms networks because they use them so heavily, chief executives of Deutsche Telekom, Vod...
Nov 28, 2021
UK, Israel to work together to stop Iran gaining nuclear weapons
(Reuters) - Britain and Israel will "work night and day" in preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power, the foreign ministers of the two countries wrote in a joint article. "The clock is ticking, w...
Nov 28, 2021
Canadiens fire GM Marc Bergevin, hire Jeff Gorton in hockey ops rol
The Montreal Canadiens fired general manager Marc Bergevin on Sunday following the team's disappointing 6-15-2 start. The Canadiens also dismissed two other front-office executives: assistant general ...
Nov 28, 2021
