Author Archives: Syndicated Content
At least 17 dead after explosion in Ghana mining region
ACCRA (Reuters) - At least 17 people were killed and 59 injured in an explosion in western Ghana on Thursday when a truck carrying explosives to a gold mine collided with a motorcycle, the minister fo...
Jan 21, 2022
Germany offers cooperation on renewables to defuse tensions with Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Economics Minister Robert Habeck wants to engage Russia economically by cooperating on renewable energy supplies to help de-escalate tensions over Ukraine, he told Der Spiege...
Jan 21, 2022
Russian parliament to discuss recognising rebel-held east Ukraine as independent
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's parliament will hold consultations next week on an idea to appeal to President Vladimir Putin to recognise two pro-Russian breakaway regions in eastern Ukr...
Jan 21, 2022
UK retail sales slump in December after early Xmas shopping, Omicron spread
LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales slumped in December after consumers did much of their Christmas shopping earlier than usual in November and many consumers stayed at home due to the spread of th...
Jan 21, 2022
NHL roundup: Shea Theodore scores in OT as Knights end skid
Shea Theodore scored at 1:50 into overtime as the Vegas Golden Knights snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night in Las Vegas. Theodore, who a...
Jan 21, 2022
British minister says claims of lawmaker blackmail unlikely to be true
LONDON (Reuters) - British Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said on Friday that claims that lawmakers had been intimidated and blackmailed by representatives of the government seemed strange and were...
Jan 21, 2022
Analysis-A handbook of (mostly failed) radical inflation-fighting efforts
By Marc Jones and Rodrigo Campos LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - More governments are seeking ways to prevent surging inflation whipping up economic trouble - and even public unrest - without raising inte...
Jan 21, 2022
Sweden's Storytel proposes Hans-Holger Albrecht as new chairman
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish audiobook streaming group Storytel has proposed Hans-Holger Albrecht as new chairman after Stefan Blom decided to step down, it said late on Thursday. Albrecht, 58, has h...
Jan 21, 2022
Tennis-Kecmanovic relishing second chance after Djokovic departure
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Miomir Kecmanovic expected his Australian Open to be shortlived when he was drawn to face defending champion Novak Djokovic in the first round, but the world number one's trouble...
Jan 21, 2022
Scotland split on support for independence, poll shows
LONDON (Reuters) - A poll on support for Scottish independence found voters are split on the idea, with backing for Yes and No at 46% while 8% remain undecided, Savanta ComRes said on Friday. The poll...
Jan 21, 2022
