Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sri Lanka says World Bank agrees to provide $600 million in financial aid
By Uditha and Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -The World Bank has agreed to provide Sri Lanka with $600 million in financial assistance to help meet payment requirements for essential imports, the Sri La...
Apr 26, 2022
UK's Truss: No longer good enough to limit Ukraine support to defensive weapons
LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said it was no longer good enough to only supply Ukraine with defensive weaponry to combat Russia's invasion. "For too long, there was a false di...
Apr 26, 2022
U.S., UK trade officials to meet for 3rd round of talks in Boston in June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and British trade officials will meet again in Boston in June to continue their ongoing dialogue on strengthening trade ties, the two countries said in a joint statement on...
Apr 26, 2022
JMU softball star Lauren Bernett dies at 20
James Madison University catcher Lauren Bernett has died, the school announced Tuesday. She was 20. The news comes one day after Bernett was named the softball Player of the Week in the Colonial Athle...
Apr 26, 2022
Column-Global consumers balk at surging prices for durable goods: Kemp
By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) - Rapidly rising prices and falling real incomes are encouraging households to postpone purchases of durable goods such as home appliances and cars, a signal that often a...
Apr 26, 2022
Mexican president says he hopes Musk will 'clean up' Twitter
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he hoped Elon Musk would "clean up" Twitter following his purchase of the social media platform, urging him to get...
Apr 26, 2022
U.S. Vice President Harris tests positive for COVID-19 -spokesperson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, a spokesperson said in a statement. Harris has exhibited no symptoms and has not been a close contact ...
Apr 26, 2022
Motor racing-F1 teams strip off the paint to go faster
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One teams seeking to go faster have been stripping paint from the cars they revealed with pride before the season started. McLaren, Aston Martin and Williams...
Apr 26, 2022
Golf-Rahm expects to take aggressive approach at Mexico Open
(Reuters) - Jon Rahm has never played on the Greg Norman-designed Vidanta Vallarta layout that hosts this week's Mexico Open but the tournament favourite said on Tuesday his strategy for getting aroun...
Apr 26, 2022
French actor Vincent Lindon to head jury of next Cannes Film Festival
PARIS (Reuters) - French actor Vincent Lindon will preside over the Cannes Film Festival's 75th anniversary edition, with a lineup that includes Tom Cruise's Top Gun sequel and an Elvis biopic by Baz ...
Apr 26, 2022
