Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tennis-Raducanu wins on Billie Jean King Cup debut to level tie for Britain
(Reuters) - Emma Raducanu won on her Billie Jean King Cup debut to give Britain a crucial point in their qualifier against the Czech Republic with a hard-fought 7-5 7-5 win over Tereza Martincova in w...
Apr 15, 2022
Chinese truckers left stranded for days at highway exit by hardline COVID curbs
By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) - Earlier this month Chinese truck driver Dong Zhigang finished a job in the coastal city of Nantong and began what should have been a four-hour journey north ...
Apr 15, 2022
How big a loss to Russia is the sinking of the Moskva missile cruiser?
(Reuters) - Russia has confirmed the Moskva missile cruiser, the flagship of its Black Sea Fleet, has sunk while being towed to port following what it said was a fire and explosions involving ammuniti...
Apr 15, 2022
Ukraine says grain on ships in blocked Black Sea ports may deteriorate
KYIV (Reuters) - Around 1.25 million tonnes of grains and oilseeds are still on commercial vessels blocked in Ukrainian seaports due to Russia's invasion and part of the cargo may deteriorate in the n...
Apr 15, 2022
China starts cleanup of live-streaming, short video platforms
HONG KONG (Reuters) -China's internet watchdog on Friday started a two-month special campaign to clean up "chaos" in online live-streaming and short video businesses, part of a broader plan to promote...
Apr 15, 2022
Russian cenbank says wants rouble rate to be determined by market
(Reuters) - The Russian central bank has imposed foreign exchange controls to support liquidity but aims to preserve market pricing principles and a rouble exchange rated determined by the market, the...
Apr 15, 2022
U.S. delegation to discuss migration in Panama next week
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will travel with a delegation to Panama next week for a ministeria...
Apr 15, 2022
U.S. approves arms sale to Nigeria after pause over human rights concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has approved a nearly $1 billion weapons sale to Nigeria after lawmakers had put a hold on the deal over concerns about possible human rights abuses by the Nig...
Apr 15, 2022
Explainer-Michael Barr faces long to-do list as the U.S. Fed's next Wall Street cop
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said he would nominate former Treasury official Michael Barr to be the Federal Reserve's Wall Street cop, replacing Sarah Bl...
Apr 15, 2022
Ukraine says street battles ongoing in Mariupol
(Reuters) - Ukraine's defence ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said on Friday that street battles were ongoing in the besieged port city of Mariupol, which Russian forces had not managed to com...
Apr 15, 2022
