Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nigerian atheist jailed 24 years for blasphemy
By Hamza Ibrahim KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - A Nigerian atheist and outspoken critic of religion was sentenced to 24 years in jail on Tuesday after pleading guilty to blasphemy charges in the largely Mu...
Apr 05, 2022
Rivian on track to meet production target of 25,000 vehicles
(Reuters) - Electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive Inc said on Tuesday it is on track to achieve its production target of 25,000 vehicles this year, sending its shares up 2.4% in extended trading. T...
Apr 05, 2022
Tunisia calls Erdogan comments 'unacceptable interference' in internal affairs
CAIRO (Reuters) - Tunisia's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that comments by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on dissolving the Tunisian Parliament last week was "an unacceptable interference" in int...
Apr 05, 2022
Factbox-Restrictions vs. protections: How states are taking sides on abortion
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - This spring, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to roll back constitutional protections for abortion that have been in place since the 1973 Roe v. Wade landmark ruling....
Apr 05, 2022
Canada's Ontario plans second minimum wage hike this year
(Reuters) - Ontario's ruling Progressive Conservative government said on Tuesday it plans to raise the hourly minimum wage by 50 Canadian cents beginning in October, in what would be the second hike i...
Apr 05, 2022
Cuba opens door to professional boxing after decades-long hiatus
By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba announced this week that its top fighters would join the professional boxing circuit following decades of shying away from the sport after former leader Fidel ...
Apr 05, 2022
U.S. State Dept approves potential sale of air defense support to Taiwan -Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale to Taiwan of equipment, training and other items to support the Patriot Air Defense System in a deal valued at up to $9...
Apr 05, 2022
Starbucks' general counsel to leave as Schultz returns as CEO
(Reuters) - Starbucks Corp's general counsel, Rachel Gonzalez, was dismissed from her role as Howard Schultz returns to the chief executive position, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday. Gonza...
Apr 05, 2022
U.S. securities regulator reviewing internal 'control deficiency'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday said it has identified a "control deficiency" that gave enforcement staff access to certain adjudicatory memoranda m...
Apr 05, 2022
Golf-Life at the top not so different for world number one Scheffler
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Scottie Scheffler said his life has not changed very much since he capped his meteoric rise from obscurity to world number one last month, and that suits him just fine. The af...
Apr 05, 2022
