Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Serena comes through Halep test to reach semi-finals
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams came through a huge test of her Australian Open title credentials to beat Simona Halep 6-3 6-3 in a high quality quarter-final and reach the last four at Melbourn...
Feb 16, 2021
Ten years on, Libyan revolutionaries live with wounds and unfulfilled dreams
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - As revolution swept their region in 2011, three young Libyans joined mass protests against Muammar Gaddafi's four-decade rule. They now live divided by Libya's frontlines, t...
Feb 16, 2021
South African Airways gets $346 million from government to pay laid-off workers – statement
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African Airways (SAA) has received a further 5 billion rand ($346 million) from the Department of Public Enterprises to complete severance payments that form part of its...
Feb 16, 2021
Back spasm to blame for Australian Open exit: Dimitrov
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - A back spasm left Grigor Dimitrov unable to put his socks on, let alone pull them up, on Tuesday as the struggling Bulgarian exited the Australian Open quarter-finals with a 2-6 ...
Feb 16, 2021
South Africa plans to share AstraZeneca shots via African Union
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa plans to share the 1 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses it received from the Serum Institute of India with other African countries via the African Union (...
Feb 16, 2021
Rio Tinto, two others sign deal to explore low-carbon iron in Canada
(Reuters) - Rio Tinto has agreed to explore production of a low-carbon steel feedstock in Canada, the global miner said on Tuesday, as part of its strategy to reduce carbon emissions. The miner said i...
Feb 16, 2021
TikTok hit with consumer law breaches complaints across Europe
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok was hit with multiple complaints from EU consumer groups on Tuesday for allegedly violating the bloc's consumer laws a...
Feb 16, 2021
Fund managers cut cash levels to 2013 levels, pre taper-tantrum: BofA
LONDON (Reuters) - Cash levels in investment portfolios have plunged to the lowest since just before the so-called taper tantrum of 2013, according to BofA's February fund manager survey, which also s...
Feb 16, 2021
Medvedev plays it safe in GOAT debate, picks ‘Big Three’
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - While fans and pundits continue to argue over who should be considered the greatest men's tennis player of all time, Daniil Medvedev says he simply cannot separate Roger Federer,...
Feb 16, 2021
Saudi-led coalition: Houthi drone interception leaves shrapnel near Abha airport
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi group said it had intercepted a drone on Tuesday fired by the Iran-aligned group towards the kingdom but that it had left shrapnel in ...
Feb 16, 2021
