Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Golf-McIlroy says breakaway league 'dead in water' after Johnson, DeChambeau commit to PGA Tour
(Reuters) - Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy said on Sunday that the Saudi-funded breakaway league hoping to rival the PGA Tour was "dead in the water" after former world number one Dustin Johnson ...
Feb 20, 2022
India's InterGlobe skids after IndiGo co-founder quits, plans stake cut
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Shares of InterGlobe Aviation dropped as much as 3.5% in early trade on Monday, after co-founder of Indigo, the airline that it operates, said he would resign from the board and ...
Feb 20, 2022
Mike Pompeo, who riled China while in office, to visit Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who riled China while in office with his criticism of it and attacks on its ruling Communist Party, will visit Taiwan next week and meet ...
Feb 20, 2022
Exclusive-Contracts show Lebanon's central bank obscured recipients of commissions
By Samia Nakhoul and Timour Azhari BEIRUT (Reuters) - For more than a decade, Lebanon's central bank charged commercial banks in the country commissions when they bought government securities without ...
Feb 20, 2022
Magnitude 5.6 quake strikes New Zealand, shakes capital Wellington
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck New Zealand near the South Island town of Blenheim on Monday at a depth of 30 km (19 miles), government seismic monitor Geonet said. A Reuters ...
Feb 20, 2022
Soccer-NZ's Moore scores 'perfect' own goal hat-trick in SheBelieves Cup loss to U.S
(Reuters) - New Zealand defender Meikayla Moore scored a hat-trick of own goals on Sunday as her side were beaten 5-0 by the U.S. women's national team in the SheBelieves Cup. Moore, who plays for Liv...
Feb 20, 2022
Exclusive-U.S. plans to cut ties with targeted Russian banks if Ukraine is invaded - sources
By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration has prepared an initial package of sanctions against Russia that includes barring U.S. financ...
Feb 20, 2022
Majority of Japanese unhappy with progress of booster shots - survey
TOKYO (Reuters) - A vast majority of Japanese think the rollout of booster shots against COVID-19 is too slow and give mixed reviews to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's handling of the coronavirus pande...
Feb 20, 2022
Australia's Zip sees HY loss as fiscal stimulus money dries up in United States
(Reuters) - Australian payments firm Zip Co on Monday forecast a bigger half-year loss than analysts' expectation, citing lower consumer spending in the United States as fiscal stimulus money dries up...
Feb 20, 2022
Olympics-Beijing 2022 Olympics organiser reports zero new COVID-19 cases on Feb 20
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee on Monday said zero new COVID-19 cases were detected among games-related personnel on Feb. 20, according to a notice on the Be...
Feb 20, 2022
