Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mercury hits $5.2 billion valuation as fintech firm banks on AI startups
May 20 (Reuters) - Mercury said on Wednesday it had raised $200 million at a $5.2 billion valuation in its latest funding round, led by investment firm TCV, as it seeks to attract AI-native founders a...
May 20, 2026
UK says surveillance plane dangerously intercepted by Russian jets last month
LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - Two Russian jets last month intercepted a British Royal Air Force surveillance plane over the Black Sea, in what Britain's defence ministry said on Wednesday was a dangerous...
May 20, 2026
Sierra Leone receives first group of West African deportees from US
By Umaru Fofana FREETOWN, May 20 (Reuters) - A plane transporting nine West Africans deported by the Trump administration arrived in Sierra Leone on Wednesday, part of Washington's latest deal with an...
May 20, 2026
French prosecutors probing alleged foreign interference against hard-left candidates, minister says
PARIS, May 20 (Reuters) - French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Wednesday prosecutors are probing an alleged foreign interference campaign ahead of the March municipal elections that targeted...
May 20, 2026
Meta CEO tells employees he does not expect more company-wide layoffs this year
By Katie Paul NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees in an internal memo on Wednesday that he does not expect more company-wide layoffs this year, according to a copy of ...
May 20, 2026
Mango tycoon's heir held financial grudge, gave contradictory versions of father's death, judge says
By Joan Faus, Emma Pinedo and Charlie Devereux BARCELONA/MADRID, May 20 (Reuters) - The heir to the Mango retail fortune held a financial grudge against his father and gave police and emergency servic...
May 20, 2026
Ubisoft flags more losses after record hit
By Leo Marchandon and Zakarya Meliani May 20 (Reuters) - French videogame publisher Ubisoft warned on Wednesday of another year of losses and lower sales after a record annual operating loss, deepenin...
May 20, 2026
Police officers who guarded Capitol sue to block Trump's $1.8 billion 'slush fund'
By Jan Wolfe May 20 (Reuters) - Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol from rioters on January 6, 2021, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to halt President Donald Trump's nearly $1.8 bil...
May 20, 2026
Colombia clears exploratory phase of Ecopetrol-led geothermal project
BOGOTA, May 20 (Reuters) - Colombia's environment ministry said on Wednesday it had approved the environmental viability of the exploratory phase of the Nereidas geothermal project, led by state oil c...
May 20, 2026
As cocoa prices melt down, real chocolate is making a comeback
By May Angel, Alexander Marrow and Marcelo Teixeira LONDON/NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - After a year of smaller bars, extra wafers and chocolate alternatives, at least one major chocolate maker is put...
May 20, 2026
