Devika Syamnath

Reuters • 10th April 2024

Three people killed in Russian air attacks on Ukraine's Kharkiv region

Russian air strikes on Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region on Wednesday afternoon hit a clinic and a pharmacy, killing at least three people, a local official said.

Reuters • 22nd October 2024

Breaking the Grass Ceiling: Pot firms rethink strategy as young women lead cannabis use

Young women are consuming more pot than men for the first time in a historic shift in the $30 billion U.S. cannabis industry, prompting companies to revamp products and step up investments

Reuters • 9th April 2024

How an election-packed 2024 is shaping up for world markets

In an election-packed year, markets have so far shrugged off results, with the focus squarely on the one contest that could reverberate across everything from international trade to emerging market debt: the United States presidential race in November.

Reuters • 13th July 2023

Taiwan proposes stricter sexual harassment laws after #MeToo erupts

Taiwan's cabinet on Thursday proposed stricter laws against sexual harassment as a recent surge in allegations brought the #MeToo movement to the island nearly six years after it gained global prominence.

Reuters • 11th December 2024

'Chai and samosas': US hotels welcome Indian tourist boom to revive revenue

U.S. hotels and travel companies are aiming to tap a surge in Indian tourists to boost revenue as domestic leisure spending falters and demand from East Asian countries remains below pre-pandemic levels.

Reuters • 16th October 2023

Disney's 100-year journey from garage studio to media empire

In 1923, Walt Disney left his failing animation company called Laugh-O-gram Films and used his last $40 to buy a train ticket to join his brother, Roy, in Los Angeles, where they began making animated films out of their uncle's garage. The company they founded would become one of the most influential media and entertainment brands in history.

Reuters • 5th July 2023

Dancing the blues away: Nigerian salsa teacher fights mental health stigma

Nigeria's Emeka Adindu says salsa saved his life.
Growing up in a country with deep-rooted stigma against mental health issues, Adindu, 35, found solace in the popular Latin dance as he battled abuse, depression and suicidal thoughts.

Reuters • 24th July 2023

'Barbie' buzz likely just a flash in the pan for toymaker Mattel

The fanfare around Margot Robbie-starrer "Barbie" could jolt the iconic Mattel doll's sales out of a year-long slump, but Wall Street thinks the party in pink will be short-lived.

Reuters • 13th July 2023

Brawl erupts at Kosovo parliament after lawmaker throws water on PM

Fistfights broke out at the Kosovo parliament and water was thrown on the prime minister after a heated three-day public debate over an audio recording between a ruling party member and an official from the Serb-majority north.

Reuters • 11th April 2024

Major Russian air strikes destroy Kyiv power plant, damage other stations

Russian missiles and drones destroyed a large electricity plant near Kyiv and hit power facilities in several regions of Ukraine on Thursday, officials said, ramping up pressure on the embattled energy system as Kyiv runs low on air defences.