Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. House passes bill boosting Biden's record defense budget
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday paving the way for the defense budget to exceed $800 billion next year, authorizing $37 billion ...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
China pushes for U.N. arms embargo on Haiti criminal gangs
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it wants the United Nations Security Council to impose an arms embargo on criminal gangs in Haiti as the 15-member body negotiates...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
Saudi Arabia to open its airspace for all air carriers -statement
CAIRO (Reuters) -The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said late on Thursday that Saudi Arabia decided to open the Kingdom's airspace for all air carriers that meet the requirements of "the a...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
Malik, acquitted in deadly 1985 Air India bombing, killed in Canada -media
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) - A man was shot dead in British Columbia on Thursday who local media reports said was Ripudaman Singh Malik, a Canadian Sikh businessman acquitted in connection with...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
Athletics-Brace for more tumbling records on Eugene's latest 'fastest track'
By Mitch Phillips EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - When the world's fastest runners marvel about "Tracktown magic" at the World Athletics Championships over the next two weeks it won't be something in the O...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
China GDP data to show sharp slowdown in Q2, tepid recovery in June
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - China is expected to report a sharp slowdown in economic growth in the second quarter after widespread COVID lockdowns jolted factories and consumers, although activit...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hits Ecuador region –EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Ecuador on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of 80 km (49.71 miles), EMSC said. The U.S. Tsunam...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
El Salvador finance minister says possible IMF deal no panacea
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - Salvadoran Finance Minister Alejandro Zelaya minimized on Thursday the potential positive impact of a long-delayed deal with the International Monetary Fund, even as the highl...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
Ukraine denounces deadly strike as talks show progress on grain exports
By Sergiy Karazy VINNYTSIA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russian missiles struck a Ukrainian city far behind the frontlines in an attack Kyiv officials said was a war crime that killed at least 23 people while...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
Warner Bros Discovery extends contracts of CFO, key executive
(Reuters) - Warner Bros. Discovery Inc has extended contracts of its finance and strategy chiefs, the media company revealed in a filing on Thursday. Chief Financial Officer Gunnar Wiedenfels will sta...
Thomson Reuters Jul 14, 2022
