Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken discusses Afghanistan with Qatar
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani about Afghanistan on Sunday, the U.S. State...
Oct 17, 2021
Junior partner in Australian coalition gov’t says it won’t rush into net zero
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - The junior partner in Australia's coalition government said on Monday it would not be rushed into a decision on whether to support a target of net zero emissions ...
Oct 17, 2021
Washington subway system to suspend some rail car use Monday for probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said late Sunday it will not use nearly 60% of its rail fleet Monday as part of a probe into the Oct. 12 derailment of a train...
Oct 17, 2021
Suns’ Mikal Bridges agrees to 4-year, $90 million extension
Phoenix Suns forward Mikal Bridges agreed to a four-year, $90 million extension, his agents told ESPN on Sunday. The extension to his rookie contract is fully guaranteed, according to Sam Goldfeder an...
Oct 17, 2021
Tennis-Badosa outworks Azarenka to win Indian Wells title
(Reuters) - Paula Badosa survived a stiff challenge from Victoria Azarenka to produce a gutsy 7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(2) win in the Indian Wells championship match on Sunday. Azarenka was two points from winni...
Oct 17, 2021
China Q3 GDP growth seen hitting 1-year low, raising heat on policymakers
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economy likely grew at the slowest pace in a year in the third quarter, hurt by power shortages, supply bottlenecks and sporadic COVID-19 outbreaks and raising...
Oct 17, 2021
Sydney eases more COVID-19 restrictions as vaccinations pass key milestone
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thousands of children returned to Sydney's schools on Monday after nearly four months of home learning as Australia's largest city eased more restrictions just a week after lifting ...
Oct 17, 2021
Saks Fifth Avenue ecommerce unit aims for IPO at $6 billion valuation – WSJ
(Reuters) - The ecommerce business of luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue is preparing for an initial public offering and targeting a $6 billion valuation, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunda...
Oct 17, 2021
Facebook plans to hire 10,000 in EU to build ‘metaverse’
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc plans to hire 10,000 in the European Union over the next five years, the social media giant said on Monday, to help build the so-called metaverse - a nascent online world wher...
Oct 17, 2021
New Zealand Q3 inflation rises to highest in over a decade
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to its highest in over a decade in the third quarter, beating expectations, according to data released by Statistics New Zealand on...
Oct 17, 2021
