Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Opposition parties reject Azerbaijan’s snap election call as undemocratic
BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's two main opposition parties on Monday denounced the calling of a snap election, in which President Ilham Aliyev is expected to extend his 20 years in power, as undemocrat...
Dec 18, 2023
Egypt seen keeping interest rates on hold on Thursday, poll shows
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is likely to leave its overnight interest rates fixed at a policy meeting on Thursday, even though economic reforms are expected in the weeks followin...
Dec 18, 2023
Icahn aims to remove Illumina’s legacy directors – letter
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn said on Monday that he plans to oust directors at Illumina, signalling plans to mount a second board challenge at the gene-sequencing co...
Dec 18, 2023
Some companies alter diversity policies after conservatives’ lawsuit threat
By Jody Godoy and Disha Raychaudhuri (Reuters) - At least six major U.S. companies including JPMorgan Chase have modified policies meant to boost racial and ethnic representation that conservative gro...
Dec 18, 2023
Ukraine’s top general criticizes president’s firing of recruitment chiefs- media
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's top general on Monday issued his strongest criticism to date of a previous presidential decision to fire regional military draft office chiefs, Interfax Ukraine reported. Uk...
Dec 18, 2023
Serbian elections marred by president’s involvement, vote buying – observers
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's snap elections have been marred by "unjust competition" by the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), the presence of President Aleksandar Vucic in the campaign, media b...
Dec 18, 2023
Man charged with drunk driving after crashing into Biden’s motorcade
WILMINGTON (Reuters) - A Delaware man has been charged with drunk driving after he plowed his vehicle into U.S. President Joe Biden's motorcade on Sunday night, Wilmington police said on Monday, descr...
Dec 18, 2023
Exclusive-US lawmakers urge Biden to probe EU targeting of tech firms -letter
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of lawmakers has written to U.S. President Joe Biden, warning European technology regulation could threaten U.S. interests. Under the European U...
Dec 18, 2023
Swedes support Tesla mechanics’ strike, poll shows
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Most Swedes support an ongoing mechanics strike at Tesla's workshops in the Nordic country over the right to collective bargaining, an opinion poll by Novus showed. The U.S. car ...
Dec 18, 2023
Brazilian farmers slow fertilizer buys as drought dampens corn-planting plans
By Rod Nickel, Ana Mano and Sourasis Bose SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's drought is causing farmers there to delay fertilizer purchases for their upcoming corn-planting season, denting sales for globa...
Dec 18, 2023
