Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. military landlord pleads guilty to fraud, resolving probe - Justice Dept.
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said it resolved probes into Balfour Beatty Communities, one of the U.S. military's largest private landlords, after it pleaded guilty on Wedn...
Dec 22, 2021
Deadline to join drug distributors' $21 billion U.S. opioid settlement extended
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - The three largest U.S. drug distributors announced on Wednesday an extension to a key Jan. 2 deadline for cities and counties to join a proposed $21 billion settlement reso...
Dec 22, 2021
Cricket-Australia opener Harris to play in third Ashes test - Langer
By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will retain struggling opener Marcus Harris for the third Ashes test and are confident paceman Mitchell Starc will recover from a rib problem in time to ...
Dec 22, 2021
Australia's Syrah Resources soars on graphite supply deal with Tesla
(Reuters) - Syrah Resources Ltd said on Thursday it had signed a four-year deal to supply graphite anode materials to electric carmaker Tesla from its plant in the U.S. state of Louisiana, sending the...
Dec 22, 2021
Palestinian killed in West Bank, Israel says soldiers shot gunman
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian in a car they were pursuing in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, Palestinian paramedics said. The Israeli military said troops...
Dec 22, 2021
Seven Omicron cases detected in Venezuela, president says
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday that seven cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus have been detected in the South American country. All the cases occ...
Dec 22, 2021
Saudi-led coalition targets central security forces camp in Yemen's Sanaa -state TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi group in Yemen said early on Thursday it targeted a central security forces camp in Yemen's Sanaa, state TV reported. "The op...
Dec 22, 2021
After weeks walking, Mexico migrant caravan splits up on buses headed north
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Several hundred migrants that left southern Mexico in a caravan two months ago began boarding buses to northern Mexico on Wednesday, after reaching a deal...
Dec 22, 2021
Allianz invests $871 million in Heimstaden's Sweden property portfolio
(Reuters) - Allianz Real Estate said on Wednesday it had invested 7.9 billion Swedish crowns ($870.88 million) in Heimstaden Bostad's portfolio of properties in Sweden that it recently acquired from i...
Dec 22, 2021
Texas A&M won’t play in Gator Bowl due to COVID-19 issues
No. 23 Texas A&M won't play in the Gator Bowl against No. 20 Wake Forest on Dec. 31 because of COVID-19 issues and season-ending injuries, the team announced Wednesday. "It is unfortunate, but we ...
Dec 22, 2021
