Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Belarus says it thwarted attack on capital by drones launched from Lithuania
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of the Belarusian security service said on Thursday it had thwarted an attack on the capital Minsk by drones launched from Lithuania, Russian state news agencies said. Ther...
Apr 25, 2024
UPS, FedEx transition to electric vans slowed by battery shortages, low supply
By Lisa Baertlein, Abhirup Roy and Nick Carey LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - UPS and FedEx are facing uncertainty in U.S. supplies of big, boxy electric step vans they need to replace their gas...
Apr 25, 2024
Britain's Rwanda asylum legislation formally becomes law
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles has given his assent to legislation central to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Royal assent is the final stage in the legi...
Apr 25, 2024
UK retail sales slide in April, early Easter may be partly to blame: CBI
LONDON (Reuters) - British retailers suffered their worst April for sales since 2020, when the country was in its first COVID-19 lockdown, although the timing of the Easter holidays could be to blame,...
Apr 25, 2024
Hungary's anti-fraud body calls for extended powers to monitor EU funds
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's Integrity Authority, an anti-fraud body tasked with overseeing European Union funds, lacks the proper investigative authority to expose possible wrong...
Apr 25, 2024
Myanmar warlord at centre of battle for key border town
(Reuters) - Armed soldiers loyal to a turncoat warlord patrol the streets of southeastern Myanmar's frontier town of Myawaddy, as troops of the ruling junta and rebels jostle for control of the outpos...
Apr 25, 2024
Confounding US economic, inflation data muddy Fed's rate path
By Howard Schneider (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's latest financial stability report was good news for anyone worried that a record run of interest rate hikes might overstress the banking system or...
Apr 25, 2024
Head of Belgian Foreign Affairs Committee says she was hacked by China
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Chinese spies hacked the laptop of Els Van Hoof, the chairperson of the Belgian parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee in federal Parliament, back in 2021, she told public broadca...
Apr 25, 2024
BlackRock-backed Decarbonization Partners raises $1.4 billion for first fund
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Climate-focused investor Decarbonization Partners, a tie-up between BlackRock and Singaporean state investment firm Temasek, said on Thursday it had raised a higher-...
Apr 25, 2024
Spanish prosecutor seeks dismissal of case against PM Sanchez's wife
MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid's prosecuting authority on Thursday sought the dismissal of a case against Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife. A judge in Madrid on Wednesday agreed to look into a p...
Apr 25, 2024
