Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Britain's lifetime smoking ban set to become law
By Marissa Davison and Ben Makori LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - Britain's plans to ban future generations from buying cigarettes will become law this week, ushering in a policy still overshadowed by qu...
Apr 27, 2026
Analysis-Short sellers' bets on life insurance stocks soar as private credit concerns grow
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - Short sellers' bets against U.S. life insurance stocks more than doubled in the past year to over $5 billion, a Reuters analysis of ORTEX data shows, a m...
Apr 27, 2026
Putin praises Iranian people for resistance to US in talks with Araqchi
MOSCOW, April 27 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday praised the Iranian people for battling to stay independent in the face of U.S. and Israeli pressure and said Moscow would do al...
Apr 27, 2026
US Supreme Court rejects Florida school gender-identity policy challenge
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear another bid by parents to sue a public school district over actions by teachers and officials to supp...
Apr 27, 2026
Israeli strikes hit east Lebanon, expanding scope despite ceasefire
BEIRUT, April 27 (Reuters) - The Israeli military began carrying out strikes in eastern Lebanon on Monday, expanding the scope of its bombing campaign during a ceasefire that has failed to fully halt ...
Apr 27, 2026
Wall St opens lower as investors weigh US-Iran conflict before earnings rush
April 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened slightly lower on Monday as peace talks between the U.S. and Iran stalled, while investors awaited a flood of earnings as well as commentary from...
Apr 27, 2026
Russian superyacht crosses blockaded Strait of Hormuz
April 27 (Reuters) - A superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, shipping data showed, one of very few vessels to transit th...
Apr 27, 2026
Nations meet to discuss fossil fuel exit as Iran war drives up prices
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, April 27 (Reuters) - Around 60 governments, including Brazil, Germany, Canada and Nigeria, will hold the first international meeting this week to discuss phasing out fossil fu...
Apr 27, 2026
Bahrain revokes citizenship of 69 people for 'glorifying or sympathising with' Iranian attacks
April 27 (Reuters) - Bahrain has revoked the citizenship of 69 people over what it described as sympathy with Iran's hostile acts and collaboration with foreign entities, the kingdom's interior minist...
Apr 27, 2026
Lack of rainfall raises fears for Ivory Coast cocoa crop
ABIDJAN, April 27 (Reuters) - Rains were below average last week in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions, farmers said on Monday, adding that the persistent dry spells could prevent the March-t...
Apr 27, 2026
