Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tennis-Djokovic targets record 25th Grand Slam but poor build‑up clouds Paris bid
By Shrivathsa Sridhar BENGALURU, May 20 (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic heads to the French Open with the singular goal of winning a record 25th Grand Slam title, but his chances of making history have dim...
May 20, 2026
Chinese personnel swim, use boats to evacuate people in flood-hit areas
HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - Rescue workers used boats or swam through floodwaters to evacuate people in waterlogged areas across central and southwest China on Wednesday after torrential rain killed...
May 20, 2026
Tennis-Rampant Sinner eyeing full set of majors at French Open
By Julien Pretot PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) - World number one Jannik Sinner has the chance to complete his Grand Slam haul at the French Open after ticking off a full set of Masters 1000 titles earlier ...
May 20, 2026
Macron's central bank pick defends independence in confirmation hearing
By Leigh Thomas PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) - Emmanuel Moulin, President Emmanuel Macron's pick to head the Bank of France and his former chief of staff, told lawmakers on Wednesday ahead of a knife-edge ...
May 20, 2026
Tennis-Zverev still hoping for entry to Grand Slam champions club
PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) - Germany's Alexander Zverev has been knocking on the door for the best part of a decade but is still waiting to enter the club of Grand Slam champions and time might be runnin...
May 20, 2026
Indonesia central bank delivers hefty interest rate rise as it looks to stem battered rupiah's fall
By Gayatri Suroyo and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA, May 20 (Reuters) - Indonesia's central bank raised its policy interest rates by a larger-than-expected 50 basis points at a policy review on Wednesday, as...
May 20, 2026
Bulgaria wants U.S. to allow visa-free travel for its nationals, says PM
SOFIA, May 20 (Reuters) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev on Wednesday said he spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump over the phone and brought up visa-free travel for Bulgarian nationals to the U...
May 20, 2026
US Homeland Security says it assisted Spain in probe of former PM Zapatero
WASHINGTON/MADRID, May 20 (Reuters) - The United States' Department of Homeland Security assisted Spanish police in a money-laundering probe that led to an investigation by Spain's High Court of forme...
May 20, 2026
Explainer-Israeli vote to dissolve parliament may bring elections forward
By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, May 20 (Reuters) - Israel's parliament is expected to vote on Wednesday on a bill to dissolve itself, potentially bringing forward by a few weeks the next national election...
May 20, 2026
Foreign selling in Asian equities rises as bond yields climb
May 20 (Reuters) - Foreign selling in Asian equities has accelerated so far in May as investors turn cautious over the impact of war-driven inflation and higher borrowing costs on corporate margins ac...
May 20, 2026
