Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UN rights chief urges states to act on slavery reparations
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights chief called for countries to take concrete steps on reparations for people of African descent at a U.N. meeting on Friday, adding his ...
Apr 19, 2024
Organisers of Jewish pilgrimage in Tunisia cancel annual celebrations over Gaza
TUNIS (Reuters) - An annual Jewish pilgrimage to Tunisia's Djerba synagogue and celebration has been cancelled due to the war in Gaza, the head of the organising committee, Perez Trabelsi, told Reuter...
Apr 19, 2024
Olympics-"Brave is Unbeatable" campaign aims to rally Canadians around Olympians
TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) and national broadcaster CBC unveiled the branding campaign video "Brave is Unbeatable" on Friday with the aim of rallying the country behind a...
Apr 19, 2024
Tennis-Sabalenka knocked out of Stuttgart Open by Vondrousova, Swiatek into semis
(Reuters) -World number two Aryna Sabalenka's hopes of reaching a fourth consecutive Stuttgart Open final ended after a 3-6 6-3 7-5 quarter-final defeat by Marketa Vondrousova on Friday, while champio...
Apr 19, 2024
Short sellers recoup losses as rally in US stocks loses steam
By Shristi Achar A (Reuters) - Short sellers have been raking it in over the last 30 days as receding bets of an early interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve triggered a selloff in the equity m...
Apr 19, 2024
IMF urges Bank of Japan to tread cautiously in raising interest rates
By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) must tread cautiously in raising interest rates, as some indicators of inflation expectations remain short of its 2% target, the Internat...
Apr 19, 2024
Bank of Korea chief watching Middle East tensions for FX, growth outlook reviews
By Howard Schneider and Cynthia Kim WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank chief on Friday said odds for any further policy action to stabilize the slumping Korean won now depend on how eve...
Apr 19, 2024
Albemarle, Cummins receive tax credits under Biden's clean energy drive
(Reuters) - Albemarle, Cummins and Siemens Energy are some companies that received tax credit under a section of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), according to details released on Friday by the U.S. ...
Apr 19, 2024
Google scraps minimum wage, benefits rules for suppliers and staffing firms
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google on Friday said it will roll back requirements that U.S. suppliers and staffing firms pay their employees at least $15 an hour and provide health in...
Apr 19, 2024
US regulators mulling bid to limit bonuses for Wall Street execs, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - U.S. banking regulators are planning to revive a proposal that would require big banks to defer executive compensation and claw back more of their bonuses if losses pile up, the Wall Stree...
Apr 19, 2024
