Author Archives: Syndicated Content
NFT marketplace OpenSea to slash 20% of jobs amid 'crypto winter'
(Fixes dateline, no changes to text) By Elizabeth Howcroft and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) -Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea said on Thursday it would cut about 20% of its workforce t...
Jul 14, 2022
Iranian foreign ministry summons Swedish envoy over court verdict against former official
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Iranian foreign ministry summoned the Swedish charg d'affaires in Tehran on Thursday and handed him a note of protest over a Swedish court sentence against the former Iranian off...
Jul 14, 2022
Polish central bank threatens legal action against Tusk over 'threats'
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's central bank said on Thursday it will ask prosecutors to investigate opposition leader Donald Tusk for threatening behaviour, after the former European Council president sa...
Jul 14, 2022
Golf-Scheffler moves quietly into major contention as usual
By Ed Osmond ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Scottie Scheffler made a typically low key but efficient start to his British Open title bid with a solid four-under-par 68 at St Andrews on Thursday. The...
Jul 14, 2022
Peru maintains 3.6% growth forecast for 2022 despite slowdown concerns
LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian Finance Minister Oscar Graham said on Thursday that he still expects the country's economy to grow 3.6% in 2022, reiterating an earlier forecast despite growing concerns abou...
Jul 14, 2022
High-pressure oxygen shows promise in long COVID; earlier Omicron infection may protect against subvariants
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified...
Jul 14, 2022
Man exonerated in Malcolm X's 1965 murder sues New York City
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man exonerated last November in the 1965 killing of civil rights leader Malcolm X has sued New York City after it admitted to have wrongly branded him a murd...
Jul 14, 2022
Facebook testing ways to allow five profiles tied to one account
(Reuters) -Meta Platforms Inc said on Thursday its flagship social network Facebook is introducing ways for users to have up to five profiles, a major change from the "real name" requirement the compa...
Jul 14, 2022
Analysis-Bank of Canada uses 'shock and awe' to bolster inflation-fighting credibility
By Steve Scherer and Fergal Smith OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada unveiled a 'shock-and-awe' full-percentage-point interest rate hike on Wednesday, a surprise move that marked a change in messag...
Jul 14, 2022
Texas sues Biden administration over abortion guidance
(Reuters) - The state of Texas on Thursday filed a lawsuit challenging guidance from the Biden administration that federal law requires healthcare providers to perform abortions in emergencies if the ...
Jul 14, 2022
