Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hurricanes D Jaccob Slavin leads Lady Byng finalists
Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin looks to become the first repeat winner of the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in more than a decade. Slavin, Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor and Minnesota Wil...
May 18, 2022
With troops in Ukraine, Russia's defence spending leaps 40%
(Reuters) - Russia's defence spending was up nearly 40% in the first four months of the year, according to preliminary data released by the finance ministry on Wednesday, almost three months into Mosc...
May 18, 2022
U.S. COVID-19 cases increased threefold over past month -Walensky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has seen a threefold increase in daily COVID-19 cases over the past month and a steady increase over the past five weeks, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
May 18, 2022
Cycling-Dainese claims maiden Giro stage win as Lopez retains lead
(Reuters) - Italy's Alberto Dainese won his maiden Giro d'Italia stage on Wednesday when the DSM rider clinched victory with a perfectly timed sprint to the finish in stage 11, a 203-kilometre (126.14...
May 18, 2022
Russia will rebuild "freed" territories in Ukraine - RIA
(Reuters) - Russia will finance the reconstruction of territories in Ukraine that it has taken control of and will repair roads that link those areas with Russia, RIA quoted Russian Deputy Prime Minis...
May 18, 2022
S.African central bank eyes digital rand to cut cross-border payment costs
By Rachel Savage and Promit Mukherjee LONDON/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A digital rand in South Africa could cut the high cost of cross-border payments for banks but its introduction is still a few year...
May 18, 2022
UK reveals rainbow 50p coin to mark 50th anniversary of Pride
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Mint unveiled a special new commemorative rainbow-coloured 50 pence coin on Wednesday as a tribute to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Pride UK movement. The co...
May 18, 2022
Stellantis to start reshuffle of dealer network next year
VERONA, Italy (Reuters) -Stellantis will start a reshuffle of its European dealers' network next year from Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands, and its van and premium brands in all markets, its regi...
May 18, 2022
Tesla removed from S&P 500 ESG index on autopilot, discrimination concerns
BOSTON (Reuters) - S&P Dow Jones Indices has removed electric carmaker Tesla Inc from its widely-followed S&P 500 ESG Index, citing issues including racial discrimination claims against the company an...
May 18, 2022
U.S. drives surge of COVID cases in the Americas, PAHO says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -COVID-19 cases in the Americas surged 27.2% last week from the prior one, driven primarily by a spike in infections in the United States, the Pan American Health Organization (PAH...
May 18, 2022
