Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Equinix faces challenge to Cape Town data centres over environmental concerns
By Sharon Kimathi LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - A plan by U.S.-listed Equinix to build two data centres in Cape Town should not be approved without full disclosure of its water, power and environmental i...
May 18, 2026
As chip industry chases AI, U.S. national labs look to newcomers for supercomputers
By Stephen Nellis ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 18 (Reuters) - In a nondescript building on Kirtland Air Force Base on the high desert of New Mexico, liquid-cooled supercomputers gurgle and hum their w...
May 18, 2026
Hungarian president resists Magyar's calls to quit, news site reports
May 18 (Reuters) - Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok resisted calls from new Prime Minister Peter Magyar to quit in an interview published on Monday, saying there was no justification for his resignati...
May 18, 2026
In war‑scarred Gaza, brides turn to refurbished wedding dresses
By Haseeb Alwazeer and Mahmoud Issa GAZA, May 18 (Reuters) - In a small sewing workshop in southern Gaza, Nisreen AlRantisi pulls fabric from a pile and reshapes worn wedding dresses, trying to keep a...
May 18, 2026
IKEA franchiser slashes 850 jobs in cost-cutting drive as consumer spending falls
By Helen Reid LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Inter IKEA, which franchises the Swedish budget home furniture brand in 63 countries, is laying off 850 workers in a cost-cutting drive as consumer demand fall...
May 18, 2026
Taiwan open to direct talks between Trump and Lai amid concerns after Beijing summit
TAIPEI, May 18 (Reuters) - Taiwan would welcome a direct call between President Donald Trump and President Lai Ching-te, a senior Taiwanese diplomat said on Monday, as Taipei sought to ease concerns o...
May 18, 2026
Syria to join G7 finance talks in Paris in sign of growing status
By Timour Azhari RIYADH, May 18 (Reuters) - Syria will take part in a closed-door session with G7 finance ministers and central bank governors in Paris on Monday, a person familiar with the matter sai...
May 18, 2026
Gaza aid flotilla says Israeli forces intercepted 10 boats, contact lost with 23 vessels
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL, May 18 (Reuters) - The organisers of a flotilla of aid vessels bound for Gaza said on Monday that Israeli forces had intercepted 10 of their boats and that contact had bee...
May 18, 2026
Shakira acquitted of tax fraud, court orders Spain to hand back $70 million
MADRID, May 18 (Reuters) - Spain's High Court has acquitted Colombian pop star Shakira of tax fraud and overturned the 55 million euro ($64 million) fine imposed in 2021 by the Spanish tax agency, acc...
May 18, 2026
Trump tells Fortune he should have asked for bigger Intel stake
May 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he "should have asked for more" of a stake in Intel on behalf of the U.S. government, in an interview with Fortune magazine published on Monday. The...
May 18, 2026
