Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pearson plans to rollout new app globally after U.S. launch
LONDON (Reuters) - Education group Pearson said it planned to rollout its new Pearson+ app to markets around the world after it launched in the United States on Friday, the heart of its new strategy t...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Basketball-U.S. women overcome Japan long ball game to seal second win
By Rocky Swift SAITAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Team USA shut down Japan's long ball game and improved to 2-0 in the preliminary round of Olympic women's basketball on Friday. Japan led in the first quarter...
Jul 30, 2021
Hong Kong man sentenced to 9 years in prison in first national security case
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The first person convicted under Hong Kong's national security law will face nine years in prison for terrorist activities and inciting secession, judges said on Friday, in a wat...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Athletics-Denny finds his way back to qualify for discus final
By Sudipto Ganguly TOKYO (Reuters) - Australian Matthew Denny probably spent the most nervous 24 hours of his career before going on to qualify for the men's discus throw final at the Tokyo Olympics o...
Jul 30, 2021
Austrian GDP expands by 4.3% in Q2 as consumer demand picks up – Wifo
(Reuters) - Austria's economy grew by 4.3% in the second quarter, a flash estimate from think tank Wifo showed on Friday, citing an increase in consumer demand and a recovery in the services sector am...
Jul 30, 2021
Marketmind: Ready for a summer lull?
LONDON (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead from Karin Strohecker. We are almost at the end of a pretty breathless month: The peak growth versus peak inflation debate got a fresh lease of life thanks t...
Jul 30, 2021
French finance minister’s phone investigated in Pegasus spyware case
PARIS (Reuters) - The phone of France's finance minister Bruno Le Maire is currently being investigated to determine whether it has been infected by a spyware known as Pegasus. "We are in an investiga...
Jul 30, 2021
Olympics-Canoeing-Czech medal hope Prskavec leads in kayak slalom semifinal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Reigning World champion Jiri Prskavec from the Czech Republic finished first In the men's kayak slalom semifinal on Friday, setting up a contest for gold with Germany's Hannes Aigner...
Jul 30, 2021
Profit rebounds at education group Pearson on strong online demand
LONDON (Reuters) - Global education group Pearson reported a better than expected rebound in first-half profit and a 17% jump in underlying sales due to stronger demand for online learning, helping it...
Jul 30, 2021
Fire breaks out in Tesla Megapack unit in Australia during testing
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -A fire broke out in a Tesla Inc Megapack battery unit in Australia on Friday during testing of one of the world's biggest energy storage projects, run by France's Neoen...
Jul 30, 2021
