Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Hihifo, Tonga - USGS
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck in the sea about 24 kilometres southeast of Hihifo, Tonga on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 146 ...
Thomson Reuters May 19, 2022
Kremlin aide Oreshkin says Russia's year-end inflation will not exceed 15%
(Reuters) - Russian presidential aide Maxim Oreshkin on Thursday said year-end inflation in Russia would not exceed 15% and would be on a steady disinflationary trend in the coming weeks. Oreshkin is ...
Thomson Reuters May 19, 2022
Exclusive-Malaysia's biggest telcos seek majority stake in 5G agency - document
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's four largest telecommunications firms are seeking a majority stake in a state 5G agency, countering a proposal by the government to offer them min...
Thomson Reuters May 19, 2022
Mozambique polio case similar to Malawi case - Africa CDC
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -A new case of wild polio found in Mozambique is very similar to a case previously reported in Malawi, the acting director of the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Preventio...
Thomson Reuters May 19, 2022
Tennis-Unbeatable Swiatek has embraced pressure, says Navratilova
(Reuters) - Iga Swiatek has embraced the pressure that comes with being world number one and will go into the French Open as the overwhelming favourite to clinch a second major title, tennis great Mar...
Thomson Reuters May 19, 2022
German ex-chancellor Schroeder under EU pressure to quit Rosneft
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Parliament is set to urge the blacklisting of former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder if he does not quit as a board member of Russian state...
Thomson Reuters May 19, 2022
Exclusive-TikTok plans big push into gaming, conducting tests in Vietnam -sources
By Josh Ye and Phuong Nguyen HONG KONG/HANOI (Reuters) - TikTok has been conducting tests so users can play games on its video-sharing app in Vietnam, part of plans for a major push into gaming, four ...
Thomson Reuters May 19, 2022
South Africa's first Black hot air balloon pilot shakes up once-exclusive sport
By Sisipho Skweyiya HARTBEESPOORT, South Africa (Reuters) - Semakaleng Mathebula fires up the burner, aims a giant blue-orange flame toward a multicoloured balloon and watches as it fills with hot air...
Thomson Reuters May 19, 2022
Taiwan says WHO ignoring requests for observer status at assembly
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan expressed "dissatisfaction and regret" over the World Health Organization's failure to invite it to attend an upcoming annual assembly in Geneva, amid diplomatic pressure fro...
Thomson Reuters May 19, 2022
Italy's Catholic Church at crossroads over sexual abuse investigation
By Angelo Amante and Philip Pullella SAVONA, Italy (Reuters) - Francesco Zanardi has spent the past 12 years documenting sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests in Italy, filling a vacuum he says i...
Thomson Reuters May 19, 2022
