Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive-Netflix offers free plan in Kenya to entice new subscribers
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix Inc on Monday began offering a free mobile plan with about one-quarter of its TV shows and movies in Kenya, a strategy aimed at sparking growth in a ke...
Sep 20, 2021
Nigeria extends phone blackout as crackdown on banditry spreads
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian authorities imposed a communications blackout on Monday in several parts of Sokoto state as a crackdown against armed kidnappers in the country's northwest region...
Sep 20, 2021
Athletics-Bristol 10K runner disqualified after accidentally winning half-marathon
(Reuters) - When Omar Ahmed made a wrong turn in the 10K event of the Great Bristol Run, little did he know that he would run an extra 12km to win the half marathon and then get disqualified. The two ...
Sep 20, 2021
Cameroon separatists kill 15 soldiers in attacks using explosives
DOUALA (Reuters) - Separatist rebels have killed 15 Cameroonian soldiers and several civilians in two bomb attacks this month, the government said on Monday, marking a new phase of a conflict that has...
Sep 20, 2021
U.S. securities regulator probing Activision over workplace practices – WSJ
(Reuters) - The U.S. securities regulator is investigating Activision Blizzard's handling of employees' allegations of sexual misconduct and workplace discrimination, the Wall Street Journal reported ...
Sep 20, 2021
Lava from La Palma volcano slows down, will not reach ocean tonight – officials
MADRID (Reuters) - Lava from a volcano that erupted on the Spanish island of La Palma was advancing slower than originally anticipated and will not reach the Atlantic Ocean tonight as it had been pred...
Sep 20, 2021
Egypt’s Sisi declares interest in hosting COP27 next year
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi officially declared on Monday his country's interest in hosting the United Nations' COP27 summit scheduled for 2022. Egypt is offering to host ...
Sep 20, 2021
Boxing-Usyk more worried about son’s schooling than fighting Joshua
LONDON (Reuters) - Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk says he is more worried about his son's first days at school than stepping into the ring against world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in London on Satu...
Sep 20, 2021
U.S. Democrats set showdown with Republicans on federal debt limit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top Democrats in the U.S. Congress on Monday said they would aim to continue funding the government and increase its borrowing authority in a single bill in coming days, sett...
Sep 20, 2021
As stocks fall, options traders show no rush to guard against deeper pullback
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks are experiencing the biggest wave of volatility in months but options traders are showing little appetite for more protection, a sign that at leas...
Sep 20, 2021
