Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 3.1% in September
By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 3.1% in September, data showed on Monday, as higher gasoline and diesel prices pushed the consumer price index abo...
Thomson Reuters Oct 19, 2026
South Africa set for brighter fiscal outlook in Wednesday's mid-term budget
By Kopano Gumbi and Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG, Oct 19 (Reuters) - South Africa's finance minister is expected to present an improved fiscal outlook in his mid-term budget on Wednesday, with a revenue ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 19, 2026
China's MiniMax launches updated AI model M3.1 Flash, claims major improvements
BEIJING, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Chinese AI startup MiniMax launched an updated version of AI model M3.1 Flash, it said in a statement on Monday. The company said the updated model delivers "generational" ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 19, 2026
Senator Schumer urges FCC to reject conservative group's bid to use political AI-generated robocalls
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission not to approve a petition to allow political AI-generate...
Thomson Reuters Oct 19, 2026
Germany's Merck buys Silence Therapeutics in $1.3 billion RNA drug deal
By Christy Santhosh Oct 19 (Reuters) - German drugmaker Merck KGaA said on Monday it would acquire UK-based Silence Therapeutics in an all-cash deal for about $1.3 billion, bolstering its pipeline of ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 19, 2026
Disc Medicine's late-stage win clears path for approval of sun-allergy pill
By Padmanabhan Ananthan Oct 19 (Reuters) - Disc Medicine said on Monday its experimental pill for a rare disease helped patients spend more time in sunlight without pain, sending its shares surging 35...
Thomson Reuters Oct 19, 2026
Sweden's Centre Party leader to explore forming government
STOCKHOLM, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Sweden's parliament speaker said on Monday he has asked Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist to explore the grounds for the formation of a new government, giving...
Thomson Reuters Oct 19, 2026
India’s L&T Technology expects robust second half as deals ramp up; quarterly revenue rises
Oct 19 (Reuters) - India's L&T Technology Services expects a robust second half of fiscal year 2027 on improving order backlogs and several large deals, as it reported a jump in second-quarter revenue...
Thomson Reuters Oct 19, 2026
Italian police detain hundreds as stores looted in weekend unrest in Milan
MILAN, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Italian police detained 271 young people during unrest in Milan on Sunday, authorities said, after a second day of protests over poor public services and rising costs that sa...
Thomson Reuters Oct 19, 2026
Rubio seeks to expand Central Asia ties with pomp-filled Uzbekistan visit
By Gram Slattery and Doina Chiacu SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with counterparts from five Central Asian nations in Uzbekistan on Monday, a trip that re...
Thomson Reuters Oct 19, 2026
