Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Pfizer offers up to $250 million to settle thousands of Zantac cancer lawsuits, FT reports
(Reuters) - Pfizer has agreed offer payment of up to $250 million to settle more than 10,000 lawsuits in the United States over cancer risks associated with its now-discontinued heartburn drug Zantac,...
May 16, 2024
Rupee to open higher after data boosts odds of Fed rate cuts
By Nimesh Vora MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Indian rupee will open higher on Thursday after weak U.S. retail sales and cooling U.S. inflation made it more likely that the Federal Reserve will cut rates late...
May 15, 2024
Meta restores Facebook posts by Malaysian media on PM Anwar's meeting with Hamas
By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Meta Platforms has restored Facebook posts by Malaysian media covering Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's meeting this week with a Hamas leader, saying they were r...
May 15, 2024
Indonesia's death toll rises to 67 from Sumatra floods, 20 still missing
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The number of people killed by weekend flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province has risen to 67 and 20 are still missing, authorities said on Thursday, as t...
May 15, 2024
South Korea's state-run think tank raises GDP, inflation forecasts
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's state-run think tank on Thursday raised its economic growth forecast for this year and said inflation is expected to ease at a slightly slower pace, as it noted the nee...
May 15, 2024
Taiwan's incoming president faces angry China, fractured parliament
By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Lai Ching-te takes office as Taiwan's president on Monday, facing a China that calls him a "dangerous separatist" and has ramped up military drills, a...
May 15, 2024
Russia says it destroys five Ukraine-launched ATACMS missiles over Crimea
(Reuters) - The Russian defence ministry said on Thursday that its air defence forces destroyed five long-range missiles known as ATACMS that Ukraine's military launched overnight at Crimea. The minis...
May 15, 2024
UN sees number of young migrants crossing the dangerous Darien Gap up by a third
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - The number of minors crossing the treacherous jungle between Colombia and Panama known as the Darien Gap is on pace to rise by 34% to reach 160,000 this year, the United Nation...
May 15, 2024
TSMC says no damage to its Arizona facilities after incident
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC said on Thursday there was no damage to its facilities after an incident at its Arizona factory construction site where a waste disposal truck driver was tr...
May 15, 2024
China property shares in HK jump on report of government plans to buy unsold homes
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares of Chinese property developers in Hong Kong jumped on Thursday, after a report that China is considering a plan for local governments nationwide to buy millions of unsold ...
May 15, 2024
