Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Opposition mayor of Ukrainian city found dead
KYIV (Reuters) - The mayor of the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, who was a member of a pro-Russian opposition political party, was found dead in his house with a gunshot wound on Sunday. It was unclear...
Aug 15, 2021
T-Mobile investigating claims of customer data breach - Vice
(Reuters) - T-Mobile is investigating a claim on an online forum post which says the personal data of over 100 million users have been breached, U.S.-based digital media outlet Vice reported https://w...
Aug 15, 2021
British Airways not currently using Afghanistan airspace
LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways is not currently using Afghanistan's airspace, the airline said on Sunday as Taliban insurgents entered the capital city. (Reporting by Costas Pitas; Editing by Alis...
Aug 15, 2021
Pelosi suggests tying infrastructure plan, $3.5 trln budget resolution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told lawmakers Sunday that she had asked a House committee to advance both a $1 trillion infrastructure plan and a $3.5 trillion spending package...
Aug 15, 2021
Box Office: 'Free Guy' Debuts at No. 1 With Surprisingly Strong $28.4 Million
By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) - Despite concerns the delta variant would keep moviegoers at home, Ryan Reynolds' sci-fi action comedy "Free Guy" had a better-than-expected start at the d...
Aug 15, 2021
Factbox-Taliban seek to present a moderate face as they take control in Afghanistan
(Reuters) - The Taliban were taking control in Afghanistan on Sunday two decades after they were forced out by U.S.- backed forces. During their years in power from 1996 to 2001, the Islamist Taliban ...
Aug 15, 2021
Nepal calls for evacuation of at least 1,500 Nepalis in Afghanistan
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's government on Sunday called for the evacuation of an estimated 1,500 Nepalis working as security staff with embassies and with international aid groups in Afghanistan. "W...
Aug 15, 2021
U.S. Embassy in Kabul warns of worsening security at airport amid evacuation
(Reuters) - The U.S. Embassy in Kabul said in a security alert on Sunday that the security situation in the Afghan capital was changing quickly, including at the airport, where there were reports of g...
Aug 15, 2021
ECB's Lagarde not attending Jackson Hole conference of central bankers
(Reuters) - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will not be attending the high-profile annual Jackson Hole conference of central bankers in late August, an ECB spokesperson said. The Sun...
Aug 15, 2021
Ashraf Ghani: departing Afghan president who failed to make peace with Taliban
KABUL (Reuters) - Ashraf Ghani, who left Afghanistan on Sunday following the Taliban's rapid advance through the country and into Kabul, was twice elected Afghan president, as well as being one of the...
Aug 15, 2021
