Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Iran, Pakistan call on U.N security council to take action against Israel
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Iran and Pakistan called on the United Nations Security Council to take action against Israel, saying it had "illegally" targeted neighbouring countries and foreign diplomatic fa...
Apr 24, 2024
German far-right politician vows not to quit after aide accused of spying for China
By Matthias Williams and Alexander Ratz BERLIN (Reuters) - A member of the European Parliament for Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party said on Wednesday he would not resign after o...
Apr 24, 2024
Portugal celebrates democracy anniversary amid far-right surge
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira SANTAREM, Portugal (Reuters) - Veteran military officer Captain Joaquim Correia Bernardo, 84, remembers the revolution that toppled Portugal's fascist dictatorshi...
Apr 24, 2024
Congo Republic declares mpox epidemic
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - Republic of the Congo has declared an epidemic of mpox after 19 cases were confirmed across five departments, including the capital Brazzaville. No deaths have yet been recorde...
Apr 24, 2024
About 3.6 million Medicare beneficiaries could be eligible for Wegovy coverage, study shows
(Reuters) - About 3.6 million overweight or obese patients with heart conditions insured under the U.S. Medicare program could be eligible for coverage of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drug Wegovy, a stu...
Apr 24, 2024
After battle with Republicans, Biden to sign Ukraine aid package
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will sign a bill into law on Wednesday that provides billions of dollars of new aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia, a bipartisan victory fo...
Apr 24, 2024
UBS flags serious concern about new Swiss capital requirements
BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) -UBS executives on Wednesday told shareholders that the bank has major concerns about the Swiss government's recently announced plan to hit the country's largest lender wi...
Apr 24, 2024
Russian court orders seizure of JPMorgan Chase funds in VTB lawsuit
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court has ordered the seizure of funds in JPMorgan Chase bank accounts in Russia, court filings showed on Wednesday, in a lawsuit filed by state-owned bank VTB as it seeks...
Apr 24, 2024
Factbox-EU probes on Chinese subsidies and imports
(Reuters) - The European Union launched an investigation into China's procurement of medical devices on Wednesday in a latest effort to protect home-grown manufacturers. It has also launched several p...
Apr 24, 2024
Tesla jumps as Musk's promise of 'more affordable' cars eases growth fears
(Reuters) - Tesla shares surged 10% on Wednesday after the electric-car maker eased some worries about growth with a prediction that sales would rise this year and said it would roll out more affordab...
Apr 24, 2024
