Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pope loses verified status on Twitter, US basketball star LeBron James remains
By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) - Twitter on Thursday began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, with famous people including pop icon Beyonce and Pope Francis losing their verified statuses....
Apr 20, 2023
Strikes cripple German rail network, four airports
BERLIN (Reuters) - Rail workers went on strike across Germany on Friday, bringing national operator Deutsche Bahn's services largely to a halt, in the latest of a series of stoppages over pay in Europ...
Apr 20, 2023
Japan's factory activity shrinks at slowest pace in six months - PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's manufacturing activity shrank at the slowest pace in six months in April on a softer decline in sales, while the service-sector stayed solid, a preliminary survey showed on F...
Apr 20, 2023
Khartoum hit by bombings, artillery amid proposed truce over Eid holiday
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -The Sudan capital Khartoum was rocked by bombing and artillery shelling on Friday, despite reports that warring forces had welcomed a proposa...
Apr 20, 2023
Japan's greenhouse gas emissions rose 2% in FY21/22 as economy recovered
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's greenhouse gas emissions rose 2.0% in the year through March 2022, the first increase in eight years, government data showed on Friday, as industrial activity picked up from ...
Apr 20, 2023
Imperial Oil CEO apologises for tailings leaks in Ottawa grilling
By Nia Williams (Reuters) - Imperial Oil's chief executive apologised to Canadian lawmakers on Thursday for toxic tailings leaks at its Kearl oil sands mine and conceded the company had been "negligen...
Apr 20, 2023
Baseball-Scherzer faces 10-game suspension for foreign substance
(Reuters) - New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer received a 10-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for violating the prohibitions on foreign substances, the Major League Baseball (MLB) said on Thurs...
Apr 20, 2023
Britain's Cleverly leaves New Zealand early to focus on Sudan response
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - British Foreign Minister James Cleverly will leave New Zealand Friday and cut his Pacific tour short, a spokesperson for New Zealand's Department of Internal Aff...
Apr 20, 2023
SpaceX rocket explosion illustrates Elon Musk's 'successful failure' formula
By Steve Gorman and Arlene Eiras LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The spectacular explosion of SpaceX's new Starship rocket minutes after it soared off its launch pad on a first flight test is the latest vivid...
Apr 20, 2023
Japan's March core consumer prices rise 3.1%, stays above BOJ target
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.1% in March from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, staying above the central bank's target of 2% as compani...
Apr 20, 2023
