Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Fifty years since Title IX, the world of women's sports is transformed
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Half a century since passage of the landmark U.S. Title IX law, Olympians and trailblazers say the legislation profoundly transformed global sport for women. The la...
Jun 22, 2022
Israeli Knesset votes to dissolve in step towards snap election
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel moved closer on Wednesday to its fifth election in less than four years after lawmakers gave an initial nod to dissolve parliament, with a comeback by former Prime Ministe...
Jun 22, 2022
Fingerprint Cards board chair resigns after insider trading conviction
OSLO (Reuters) - Fingerprint Cards' board chair Johan Carlstrom resigned from his post on Wednesday after being found guilty of illegal insider trading, the company said in a statement. Carlstrom was ...
Jun 22, 2022
Golf-LIV Golf players will be allowed to play at the Open, says R&A
(Reuters) - Golfers who have joined the Saudi-backed breakaway LIV Golf Invitational Series will be allowed to play at the Open next month, organisers The R&A said on Wednesday. The PGA Tour has alrea...
Jun 22, 2022
Volkswagen CEO questions whether Apple plans to produce cars
BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess said on Wednesday he was not sure Apple planned to produce cars but that the California-based company certainly wanted to provide software for cockpits....
Jun 22, 2022
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka plans donor conference, interim budget in August
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka will call China, India and Japan to a donor conference to drum up more foreign assistance and present an interim budget in August, the prime minister...
Jun 22, 2022
Malaysia to disburse nearly $400 million to aid households over food prices
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia will distribute a total of 1.74 billion ringgit ($395.19 million) in cash aid to low-income households from this month to help them cope with rising living and food c...
Jun 22, 2022
Support for EU membership highest in 15 years, survey finds
(Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of Europeans consider membership of the European Union a "good thing", according to a survey by the bloc's parliament published on Wednesday, marking the highest result i...
Jun 22, 2022
BoE will 'act forcefully' to stem inflation, says Britain's Sunak
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England will "act forcefully" to combat rising prices, British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday, as data showed UK inflation had hit a new 40-year high of ...
Jun 22, 2022
German union demands 9.5% pay rise for Lufthansa ground staff
BERLIN (Reuters) -German trade union ver.di is demanding a 9.5% pay rise, or at least 350 euros ($368) per month more over 12 months, for Lufthansa ground staff to cushion the effects of soaring infla...
Jun 22, 2022
