Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis-Elon Musk can't easily give Twitter the boot over bots
By Katanga Johnson and Michelle Price (Reuters) - Elon Musk may find a way to prove his claim that spam accounts on Twitter Inc's platform are significantly higher than the social media company has es...
May 18, 2022
Saudi Arabia's wealth fund takes 5% Nintendo stake
By Sam Nussey and Saeed Azhar TOKYO/DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has taken a 5.01% stake in Nintendo Co Ltd as the sovereign wealth fund increases its exposure to the ...
May 18, 2022
Russia says there is no movement in peace talks with Ukraine
(Reuters) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that there was no movement in peace talks with Ukraine, and that Kyiv was showing a total unwillingness to continue them. "Negotiations ar...
May 18, 2022
Russia touts new generation of 'blinding' laser weapons
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Russia on Wednesday touted its new generation of laser weapons including a mobile laser system first announced by President Vladimir Putin in 2018 which Moscow ...
May 18, 2022
Romania tweaks tax law to spur offshore Black Sea gas investments
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - After years of stalling, Romanian lawmakers approved legislation on Wednesday to reduce taxes on future income from offshore gas projects, hoping it would unlock investment in th...
May 18, 2022
Pound falls as UK inflation hits 40 year high
By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) - The pound fell against the dollar on Wednesday after data showed British inflation rising to 9%, the highest level in 40 years. At 0846 GMT, sterling was down 0.9% a...
May 18, 2022
Australian billionaire Cannon-Brookes settles 11.3% stake buy in AGL Energy
(Reuters) - Australian tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes' firm Grok Ventures said on Wednesday it settled a 11.28% stake purchase in AGL Energy worth A$650 million ($455.33 million) with J.P. Morga...
May 18, 2022
Belarus leader Lukashenko approves wider death penalty use
(Reuters) - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has approved changes to the country's criminal code that would make attempted acts of terrorism punishable by the death penalty, Russian news agencie...
May 18, 2022
EU court backs $29 million EU gun jumping fine against Canon
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's second-top court on Wednesday upheld a 28-million-euro ($29.4 million) gun jumping fine against Japanese camera and printer maker Canon for closing a 2016 acquisition bef...
May 18, 2022
Australian PM knocks over child playing soccer at campaign event
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison knocked a boy over and fell on top of him while playing soccer at an election campaign event on Wednesday, before quickly rolling over and c...
May 18, 2022
