Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Reform UK overtakes PM Sunak's Conservatives in opinion poll
LONDON (Reuters) - Nigel Farage's Reform UK Party overtook Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party in an opinion poll for the first time on Thursday ahead of Britain's election on July 4. The ...
Jun 13, 2024
Column-Ultra-loose financial conditions turn up summer heat on Fed: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The virtuous cycle of loosening U.S. financial conditions and booming asset prices is accelerating rapidly as inflation continues to cool, which could be...
Jun 13, 2024
Canadian dollar weakens as greenback posts broad-based gains
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar weakened against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday as the greenback notched gains against a basket of major currencies and the Bank of Canada rei...
Jun 13, 2024
UN Security Council demands halt to siege of Sudan city of 1.8 million people
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Thursday demanded a halt to the siege of al-Fashir - a city of 1.8 million people in Sudan's North Dafur region - by the paramilitary ...
Jun 13, 2024
French left-wing parties agree to form 'Popular Front' for parliament election
PARIS (Reuters) - Political parties representing the French left-wing said they had reached an agreement to form a 'Popular Front' to contest the snap parliamentary election which will be held over th...
Jun 13, 2024
Employer coverage for weight-loss drugs rises sharply, survey finds
By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) - About one-third of U.S. employer health plans are offering coverage of GLP-1 drugs for both diabetes management and weight loss, up from last year, according to a ...
Jun 13, 2024
Shelling kills Russian journalist in eastern Ukraine-agencies
(Reuters) - Ukrainian shelling killed a Russian journalist covering the 27-month-old war in a village in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, Russian news agencies quoted the town's mayor as saying. Valery Ko...
Jun 13, 2024
US mulls new actions against China firms supplying Russia defense sector
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is considering taking additional steps against Chinese companies that have been supplying Russia's defense industrial sector, the State Department said on Thurs...
Jun 13, 2024
Sweden protests to Iraq over death sentence given to Swedish citizen
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden said on Thursday it had called in Iraq's charge d'affaires in Stockholm to protest against a death sentence handed down to a Swedish citizen in Iraq. The foreign ministry ...
Jun 13, 2024
Trump calls Milwaukee 'horrible city' ahead of Republican convention
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump called Milwaukee a "horrible city" in a closed door meeting with Republican lawmakers on Thursday, one month before he is due to accept his party's...
Jun 13, 2024
