Author Archives: Syndicated Content
SpaceX's Starship rocket aborts before liftoff, Musk says launch probable next week
WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - SpaceX's Starship rocket triggered a last-second abort before liftoff for its 13th flight test from Texas on Thursday as some of its 33 engines failed to start, with CE...
Jul 16, 2026
Philippines condemns Chinese state media's 'racist' video depicting Filipinos as monkeys
MANILA, July 17 (Reuters) - The Philippines strongly condemned state-run China Daily for releasing an AI-generated video that depicted Filipinos as monkeys, saying the "racist" imagery is "offensive, ...
Jul 16, 2026
Exclusive-PayPal board sees Stripe-Advent offer as inadequate, sources say
By Milana Vinn and Manya Saini July 16 (Reuters) - PayPal's board sees a $53 billion takeover bid by rival Stripe and private equity firm Advent International as undervaluing the company and facing re...
Jul 16, 2026
Judge rules US government's 2024 phone searches of Palestinian American violated his rights
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - A federal judge has ruled the U.S. government violated the constitutional rights of Palestinian American Osama Abu Irshaid when customs agents seized ...
Jul 16, 2026
Russian and Ukrainian attacks kill at least 13, officials say
KYIV, July 16 (Reuters) - Russian and Ukrainian attacks on civilian areas in towns and cities, many on the front line of the more than four-year-old war, killed at least 13 people on Thursday, local o...
Jul 16, 2026
Taco Bell lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms linked to US cyclosporiasis outbreak, Washington Post reports
July 16 (Reuters) - Shredded iceberg lettuce supplied to Yum Brands' Taco Bell restaurants by California-based supplier Taylor Farms has been identified by investigators as a potential source of conta...
Jul 16, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets China's Wang Huning
SEOUL, July 17 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held talks with Wang Huning, China's fourth-highest-ranked official in Pyongyang, the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported on Friday...
Jul 16, 2026
Pentagon chief backs pilots amid review into US Navy Blue Angels' low altitude flight
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth backed the U.S. Navy Blue Angels on Thursday amid a review by the military into one of the jets flyin...
Jul 16, 2026
Intuitive Surgical beats quarterly estimates on strong demand for its robotic systems
(This story has been republished to remove an image, with no changes to text) July 16 (Reuters) - Intuitive Surgical on Thursday maintained its 2026 forecast for worldwide growth in procedures assiste...
Jul 16, 2026
Trading Day: Sinking chips
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, July 16 (Reuters) - A shakeout in U.S. semiconductor stocks tanked the tech-heavy Nasdaq on Thursday as AI jitters spread globally, while solid U.S. economic data h...
Jul 16, 2026
