Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nigeria central bank chief signals caution on easing next week
By Isaac Anyaogu LAGOS, July 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria's gradual slowdown in inflation has opened the door to interest-rate cuts, but external shocks have complicated the outlook, Central Bank Governor O...
Jul 16, 2026
Chinese filing implies DeepSeek valuation of around $52 billion
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, July 16 (Reuters) - Chinese luggage maker Anhui Korrun said on Thursday a fund it invested in deployed 2.9 billion yuan for an indirect 0.8265% stake in DeepSeek, implying...
Jul 16, 2026
US will focus counterterrorism efforts on left-wing groups, Rubio says
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told officials from more than 60 countries on Thursday that the United States would seek to refocus international cou...
Jul 16, 2026
Soccer-Last gasp Argentina's resilience no surprise to captain Messi
By Nick Mulvenney ATLANTA, July 16 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi was not surprised that Argentina had managed to dig themselves out of a hole once again in their World Cup semi-final against England and bo...
Jul 16, 2026
MLB stars praise ABS for more than just accuracy
PHILADELPHIA -- In the 1992 movie Mr. Baseball, aging slugger Jack Elliot (portrayed by Tom Selleck) lived by a simple mantra: "Baseball is a game. And games are supposed to be fun." On the big screen...
Jul 16, 2026
Nvidia-backed startup Fireworks valued at $17.5 billion in latest funding
July 16 (Reuters) - Nvidia-backed AI infrastructure startup Fireworks said on Thursday it raised $1.51 billion at a $17.5 billion valuation to expand its engineering team and global compute capacity. ...
Jul 16, 2026
Explainer-The serious health risks posed by wildfire smoke
By Nancy Lapid July 16 (Reuters) - Massive wildfires are raging around the world during unprecedented heatwaves, blanketing millions of people under pungent haze caused by smoke carrying noxious gases...
Jul 16, 2026
At least one dead, 100 injured in crush at Indian chariot festival
By Jatindra Dash BHUBANESWAR, India, July 16 (Reuters) - At least one person died and nearly 100 were taken to hospital on Thursday in a crush at a popular chariot festival in Puri in eastern India, o...
Jul 16, 2026
Armenia seizes company from opposition leader charged with fraud
By Lucy Papachristou July 16 (Reuters) - Armenia has seized control of a cement company owned by an arrested opposition leader, state media said on Thursday, as critics accuse Prime Minister Nikol Pas...
Jul 16, 2026
Twenty-nine countries sign agreement to establish global AI cooperation body
BEIJING, July 16 (Reuters) - Twenty-nine countries on Thursday signed an agreement to establish the World AI Cooperation Organization, an intergovernmental body China says aims to promote internationa...
Jul 16, 2026
