Author Archives: Syndicated Content
EU Commission seeks feedback on Vifor's commitments in rival's disparagement case
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union antitrust regulator said on Friday it was seeking feedback on the commitments offered by drug maker Vifor Pharma in a case of alleged anti-competitive disparage...
Apr 19, 2024
Factbox-What is the Russian bomber plane that Ukraine says it shot down?
(Reuters) - The Ukrainian military said its anti-missile units succeeded for the first time on Friday in shooting down a Russian Tu-22M3 bomber plane. Russia said the plane had crashed as it returned ...
Apr 19, 2024
UK PM Sunak: Not right for me to speculate on reports of attack in Iran
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he would not speculate on reports Israel had carried out an attack on Iranian soil on Friday. "It's a developing situation, it wouldn't be ri...
Apr 19, 2024
Russia's Shoigu says tank production is booming
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday that the country was ramping up manufacturing of tanks and heavy flamethrower systems, but more work was needed to increase pro...
Apr 19, 2024
Exclusive-German government slightly raises 2024 GDP forecast to 0.3%, source says
By Holger Hansen BERLIN (Reuters) -The German government will raise its economic growth forecast for this year to 0.3%, from a previous forecast of 0.2%, a source told Reuters on Friday. In 2025, the ...
Apr 19, 2024
Lufthansa seeks to persuade EU regulators over ITA stake buy
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Lufthansa executives and lawyers will attend a day-long hearing in Brussels on Friday to try to convince EU antitrust regulators to clear the company's bid for a m...
Apr 19, 2024
Wall Street's "fear gauge" at over 5-month high on rate cut, Mideast worries
(Reuters) - Wall Street's "fear gauge" hit its highest in more than five months on Friday due to a sharp pullback in interest U.S. rate cut expectations and escalating geopolitical tensions. The CBOE ...
Apr 19, 2024
Thai divers seek to take on 'ghost gear' threatening marine life
By Napat Wesshasartar PHUKET, Thailand (Reuters) - Beneath the surface of the turquoise waters off a beach on Thailand's holiday island of Phuket, divers laboriously collect abandoned fishing gear, mu...
Apr 19, 2024
US restricts drilling and mining in Alaska wilderness, angering state leaders
By Nichola Groom (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday took steps to limit both oil and gas drilling and mining in Alaska, angering state officials who said the restrictions will cost jobs an...
Apr 19, 2024
Olympics-Australian swimmer Titmus in 'hibernation from life' before Paris
(Reuters) - Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus is in "hibernation from life" outside of swimming as she readies to defend her 200 and 400 metres freestyle titles at the Paris Games. Titmus has emerged fr...
Apr 19, 2024
