Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UN observers wounded in Lebanon not hit by 'direct or indirect fire', peacekeepers say
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United Nations' peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon said on Wednesday that an incident at the weekend in which three U.N. observers and their translator were wounded was not ...
Apr 03, 2024
Slovak PM Fico's ally in tight presidential runoff with pro-west challenger
By Jan Lopatka (Reuters) - Ivan Korcok, a pro-Western diplomat and former foreign minister, is hoping to ride a wave of support energised by his first-round victory to edge out government party candid...
Apr 03, 2024
U.S. envoy says a diplomatic solution for Yemen will have to be found
DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.S. designation of the Houthis as a terrorist group puts "additional pressure" on the group that may discourage attacks on ships in the Red Sea, but ultimately a diplomatic solu...
Apr 03, 2024
Exclusive-Beijing nudged Syngenta to withdraw $9 billion Shanghai IPO on market weakness, sources say
(Reuters) - Chinese authorities nudged Swiss agrichemicals and seeds group Syngenta to withdraw its application for a long-delayed $9 billion IPO in Shanghai on concerns about the impact a sizeable ne...
Apr 03, 2024
Ford's first-quarter US auto sales rise 6.8%
(Reuters) -Ford Motor Co reported a 6.8% rise in first-quarter U.S. auto sales, driven by demand for its pickup trucks and crossover SUVs. The Detroit automaker notched sales of 508,083, compared with...
Apr 03, 2024
Car shipper Wallenius Wilhelmsen sees up to $10 million hit from Baltimore disaster
LONDON (Reuters) - Norwegian car shipping firm Wallenius Wilhelmsen estimates a $5 million to $10 million hit to core earnings from last week's U.S. Baltimore bridge collapse and expects the key ship ...
Apr 03, 2024
Fed blocks tough climate risk proposal by global banking watchdog, Bloomberg reports
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve has blocked a push by a global banking watchdog to make climate risk a focus of financial rules, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with ...
Apr 03, 2024
Senegalese firebrand Ousmane Sonko to head new government
By Bate Felix and Portia Crowe DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal's new prime minister Ousmane Sonko is a firebrand politician who rallied Senegalese youth to enable the election of his top lieutenant Bassirou...
Apr 03, 2024
Explainer-What are the security deals Ukraine is signing with allies?
By Tom Balmforth and Yuliia Dysa KYIV (Reuters) - Finland on Wednesday became the eighth NATO member to sign a 10-year agreement on security cooperation with Ukraine, pledging to keep up its long-term...
Apr 03, 2024
JPMorgan Chase launches digital media business
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase on Wednesday launched a new digital media business that would allow advertisers to target the Wall Street bank's 80 million customers based on their spending data. The new p...
Apr 03, 2024
