Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Taliban's first annual Afghan budget foresees $501 million deficit
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan faces a budget deficit of 44 billion Afghanis ($501 million) this financial year, the country's Taliban authorities said on Saturday without clari...
May 14, 2022
Motorcycling-Bagnaia on pole as Ducati dominate French Grand Prix qualifying
LE MANS, France (Reuters) -Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia claimed pole position for the French Grand Prix after he finished on top in Saturday's qualifying session, while world champion Fabio Quartararo o...
May 14, 2022
Alabama transgender youth can use medicine during transition -judge
By Maria Caspani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Transgender minors in Alabama for now can use medicine to transition, a federal judge said late on Friday in an order that blocked part of a state ban on gender...
May 14, 2022
Exclusive-Turkey 'not closing door' to Sweden, Finland NATO entry, Erdogan advisor says
By Orhan Coskun, Jonathan Spicer and Can Sezer ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has not shut the door to Sweden and Finland joining NATO but wants negotiations with the Nordic countries and a clampdown on ...
May 14, 2022
Nigeria's markets regulator publishes rules on crypto assets
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's markets regulator has published a set of regulations for digital assets, signalling Africa's most populous country is trying to find a middle ground between an outright ban...
May 14, 2022
Ukraine presses counteroffensive on key Russian line of assault - governor
By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces are on the counteroffensive near the Russian-held town of Izyum, the governor of Kharkiv region said on Saturday, striking at a key axis of Russia's ...
May 14, 2022
Lavrov says hard to predict how long West's 'total hybrid war' on Russia will last
(Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that the West had announced a "total hybrid war" against Russia and it was hard to predict how long it would last. He said that ever...
May 14, 2022
Putin tells Finland that swapping neutrality for NATO is a mistake
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto on Saturday that ditching neutrality and joining NATO would be a mistake that could damage relations between th...
May 14, 2022
Tennis-Swiatek crushes Sabalenka to reach Italian Open final
(Reuters) - World number one Iga Swiatek swept aside third-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 6-1 in a lopsided contest in Rome on Saturday to advance to the Italian Open final, where she will meet either Ons...
May 14, 2022
India bans wheat exports as heat wave hurts crop, domestic prices soar
By Rajendra Jadhav, Mayank Bhardwaj and Nigam Prusty MUMBAI (Reuters) -India banned wheat exports on Saturday days after saying it was targeting record shipments this year, as a scorching heat wave cu...
May 14, 2022
