Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Blinken 'conveyed concern' over West Bank violence to Israeli foreign minister
(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken "conveyed concern" over escalating violence on the West Bank during a call with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, the U.S. State Department said on...
Thomson Reuters Jun 27, 2023
Swimming-Australian sprinter O'Callaghan suffers injury ahead of worlds
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Mollie O'Callaghan, who owns the fastest times of the year in both the 100 and 200 metres freestyle, has injured her knee a few weeks out from the start of the world cham...
Thomson Reuters Jun 27, 2023
Australia eyes bigger budget surplus but warns economy still slowing
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's budget surplus for 2022/23 will be bigger than the A$4.2 billion ($2.81 billion) projected in the May budget but high inflation and global challenges will ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 27, 2023
Global initiative launched to rate corporate carbon offset claims
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) - A standard to assess companies' claims about progress towards internal climate targets and their use of carbon offset credits was launched on Wednesday by a globa...
Thomson Reuters Jun 27, 2023
Google aims to avoid 'perverse' regulation in Brazil, says executive
By Patricia VilasBoas SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The top executive of Google Brazil said on Tuesday the company encourages greater dialogue around regulating digital platforms in the country, in order to c...
Thomson Reuters Jun 27, 2023
Japan to take appropriate steps if weak yen turns excessive -FX tsar
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda warned against the yen's ongoing weakness on Wednesday, saying the authorities would take an appropriate response if moves become excessive...
Thomson Reuters Jun 27, 2023
Soccer-'I'm still cool': US World Cup squad bridges generational divide
By Amy Tennery LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Women's World Cup debutant Sophia Smith has no problem getting hyped up for a game - just do not expect her to recognize the music her Millennial team mates are ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 27, 2023
Rio Tinto sets up battery testing plant in Melbourne
BRISBANE (Reuters) - Global miner Rio Tinto is setting up a battery test plant at an Australian research hub to better understand how its minerals can work for battery makers, an executive said on Wed...
Thomson Reuters Jun 27, 2023
Mexico proposes handing control of capital airport to its navy
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico is likely to hand over control of the capital's main airport - the busiest in the country - to its navy, according to a draft decree published on Tuesday,...
Thomson Reuters Jun 27, 2023
Some 5,000 people affected by fighting in Colombia's southwest -gov't
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Combat between three Colombian armed groups in the country's southwest has forced some 5,000 people either to flee or take refuge from the fighting, the government's high peace comm...
Thomson Reuters Jun 27, 2023
