Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sport-Conflicting ideas of fairness in women’s sports fuel transgender participation debate
By Nicole Fernandes Aug 28 (Reuters) - Recent controversy in the WNBA has reignited the debate about transgender participation in women's sports, with advocacy groups split over differing ideas of fai...
Aug 28, 2026
Global equity funds snap 13-week inflow streak
Aug 28 (Reuters) - Global equity funds snapped a 13-week streak of inflows in the week ended August 26, as investors turned cautious ahead of an earnings report from AI heavyweight Nvidia and potentia...
Aug 28, 2026
UN refugee agency scales back posts and budget for 2027, documents show
By Emma Farge GENEVA, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The U.N. refugee agency has scaled back its budget by 16% and lowered its official headcount by around 3,500 as it adapts to new financial constraints at a tim...
Aug 28, 2026
Nepal monitoring two lakes, flood risk to remain until they're fully drained, official says
NEW DELHI/LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Nepal is monitoring two lakes upstream of the flood zone where hundreds died on Wednesday, an official with Nepal's Disaster Management Authority said. Flood risks...
Aug 28, 2026
Bank of Canada to hold rates for another year, wait for more stability on trade: Reuters poll
By Nushaiba Iqbal BENGALURU, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada will keep its overnight rate at 2.25% on Wednesday and leave it unchanged for at least another year, according to a Reuters poll of e...
Aug 28, 2026
Syrian president names former commander of Kurdish-led force as adviser
Aug 28 (Reuters) - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed the former commander of a now-dissolved Kurdish-led fighting force as a presidential adviser on Friday, reflecting a rapprochement between...
Aug 28, 2026
Explainer-Can Volkswagen sidestep board opposition to push through its overhaul?
BERLIN/FRANKFURT, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's supervisory board is meeting in a week's time to discuss its biggest ever turnaround plan that has pitted management against unions and the state of L...
Aug 28, 2026
Sweden to deploy fighter jets, warships to Finland
STOCKHOLM, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Sweden's military will participate in the surveillance and protection of Finland's territory with Gripen fighter jets and corvette warship, at least until the end of 2026...
Aug 28, 2026
Health Round: Younger lung cancer patients more easily matched to targeted therapies
(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By Nancy Lapid Aug 28 (Reuters) - We also report on an analysis that confirms t...
Aug 28, 2026
China removes two top generals from supreme military command body
BEIJING, Aug 28 (Reuters) - China on Friday removed two senior military officers from its supreme military command body, the state Central Military Commission, state-run Xinhua reported, following inv...
Aug 28, 2026
