Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil's lower house passes bill to raise spending cap for welfare program
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's lower house on Wednesday approved a constitutional amendment to increase the government spending cap to maintain welfare payouts to poor families next year, a centerpiece...
Dec 21, 2022
Former Harvard fencing coach, businessman acquitted of U.S. bribery charges
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A former Harvard University fencing coach and a Maryland businessman were acquitted on Wednesday of charges they schemed to secure coveted spots for the executive's ...
Dec 21, 2022
Russia jails nine Jehovah's Witnesses adherents in two-day period - group
(Reuters) - A court in Russia's far east on Wednesday sentenced five Jehovah's Witnesses to more than six years in prison, just two days after four other believers were also sent to jail, the religiou...
Dec 21, 2022
Micron forecasts quarterly revenue above expectations
(Reuters) -Chipmaker Micron Technology Inc on Wednesday forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates, as it benefits from strong demand for memory chips used in data centers and cloud c...
Dec 21, 2022
Pomp and persuasion as Ukraine's Zelenskiy addresses U.S. Congress
By Richard Cowan and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will be greeted with pomp and applause when he enters the U.S. Capitol to address a joint meeting ...
Dec 21, 2022
Soccer legend Pele's cancer advances, he faces renal and cardiac dysfunction -report
(Reuters) - Brazil soccer legend Pele's cancer has advanced and he requires care related to renal and cardiac dysfunction, according to a medical report released on Wednesday. Pele, 82, has been battl...
Dec 21, 2022
Exclusive-Biden to hammer Russia's Wagner group with tougher export curbs -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday plans to unveil new measures aimed at further choking off technology supplies to Russia's Wagner military group, two people familiar with t...
Dec 21, 2022
Airbus pledges deeper industrial ties with India
PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus plans to deepen its industrial presence in India, Chief Executive Guillaume Faury said on Wednesday after meeting the country's prime minister. "We will continue to support ci...
Dec 21, 2022
Suspect in April NY City subway shooting to plead guilty to terrorism charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Frank James, the man accused of a shooting attack on the New York City subway in April 2022, told a court through his public defenders on Wednesday that he intended to plead guilty...
Dec 21, 2022
Zelenskiy gives Biden military medal from HIMARS unit captain
By Steve Holland and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the White House on Wednesday with renewed assurances of U.S. support a...
Dec 21, 2022
