Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Father of accused July 4th gunman to be arraigned in Chicago suburb
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Illinois father will appear in court on Thursday to be arraigned on charges that he helped his underage son obtain the gun used to kill seven people at a Four...
Feb 16, 2023
Israeli foreign minister offers support for Ukraine peace initiative at UN
JERUSALEM/KYIV (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, due to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Thursday in the first such visit since Russia's invasion last year, offere...
Feb 16, 2023
Rugby-England women's players to receive maternity cover
(Reuters) -The Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced a new maternity leave policy on Thursday, entitling contracted England women's players to 26 weeks of fully paid leave and funds for children under ...
Feb 16, 2023
Brazil's economic activity rises 2.9% in 2022
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's economic activity increased by 2.9% in 2022, according to a central bank index released on Thursday, boosted by the services sector and defying earlier predictions of mil...
Feb 16, 2023
U.S. labor market remains tight; monthly producer prices accelerate
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, offering more evidence of the economy's resilience despite tigh...
Feb 16, 2023
Fed's Mester says more rate hikes needed to combat inflation
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) -Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said Thursday inflation remains too high and noted that she was open to raising rates by more than her colleag...
Feb 16, 2023
Scottish politics are in turmoil, but it's small fry for the pound
By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) - Any prospect of Scotland breaking away from the United Kingdom used to have momentous implications for U.K. markets. Nowadays, not so much. The lack of any discerna...
Feb 16, 2023
Abused women find freedom in Kenyan village where men are banned
By Jeff Kahinju and Monicah Mwangi UMOJA, Kenya (Reuters) - The thorny trees and dung-caked homes of Umoja village make it resemble any other in Kenya's northeastern Samburu region, except in one key ...
Feb 16, 2023
Union bosses take protests to countryside as retirement-age vote looms
By Michel Rose and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) - French union bosses took their demonstration against a planned pension reform to a small southern town on Thursday, as strikes showed signs of falte...
Feb 16, 2023
U.S. launches 'disruptive technology' strike force to target national security threats
By Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) - A top U.S. law enforcement official on Thursday unveiled a new "disruptive technology strike force" tasked with safe-guarding American technology from foreign adversaries...
Feb 16, 2023
