Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Venezuelan lawmakers name 20 judges to top court
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's ruling party-controlled National Assembly on Tuesday named 20 magistrates to the country's revamped Supreme Justice Tribunal after several weeks of unexplained delay. T...
Thomson Reuters Apr 26, 2022
SpaceX set to launch space station's next astronaut crew for NASA
By Joe Skipper and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX was due to launch the next long-duration astronaut crew to the International Space Station (ISS) for ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 26, 2022
U.S. offers $10 million reward for information on Russian intelligence officers -State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday offered a reward of up to $10 million for information on six people it described as Russian military intelligence officers who had conducted cyber a...
Thomson Reuters Apr 26, 2022
Pot producer Canopy to cut 250 jobs in profitability bid
(Reuters) - Canopy Growth Corp said it would lay off about 250 employees as part of a cost-cutting plan as the Canadian pot producer tries to achieve long-elusive profitability. Most Canadian marijuan...
Thomson Reuters Apr 26, 2022
Identity check contractor ID.me fires dozens on fraud team as Congress probes
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - A major U.S. government contractor of identity verification technology that is under investigation by Congress has fired 39 employees over the past week for ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 26, 2022
Three in four Americans back arms shipments to Ukraine -Reuters/Ipsos
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seventy-three percent of Americans support U.S. efforts to supply Ukraine with weapons, the highest level of support since Russia invaded its neighbor in February...
Thomson Reuters Apr 26, 2022
J&J sues to block sales of 'dangerous' counterfeit HIV drugs
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson has filed a lawsuit against drug distributors and a pharmacy seeking to stop the sale of counterfeit versions of its HIV drugs, months after a similar ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 26, 2022
Explosions heard over Syria's capital Damascus -state news agency
(Reuters) - Explosions were heard over Syria's capital Damascus on Tuesday, state news agency (SANA) reported. It added Syrian air defenses confronted an Israeli "aggression". (Reporting by Yasmin Hus...
Thomson Reuters Apr 26, 2022
Kyiv pulls down Soviet-era monument symbolising Russian-Ukrainian friendship
(Reuters) - A Soviet-era monument symbolising friendship between Russia and Ukraine was dismantled in Kyiv on Tuesday, a response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to the city's mayor. The st...
Thomson Reuters Apr 26, 2022
The West must double down on support for Ukraine, says UK's Truss
LONDON (Reuters) - Countries opposed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine must double down on their support for Kyiv, including the supply of heavy weapons, tanks and aeroplanes, British Foreign Secretary ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 26, 2022
