Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Africa consumer inflation rises in February
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa's consumer inflation rose for the second month in a row in February to 5.6% year on year from 5.3% in January, statistics agency data showed on Wednesday. The Sout...
Mar 20, 2024
China tells UK and others to stop 'smearing' new Hong Kong security law
BEIJING (Reuters) - China urged Britain to stop making "groundless accusations" about Hong Kong's new national security law and denounced countries that "smear" legislation that critics say further th...
Mar 20, 2024
Foreign firms' Russian 'exit tax' payments at $385 million so far in 2024
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Foreign companies leaving Russia have made exit contributions to the Russian budget of 35.7 billion roubles ($385 million) so far this year, online budget data showed, already surpa...
Mar 20, 2024
Intel clinches nearly $20 billion in awards from Biden to boost US chip output
By Alexandra Alper and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration said it is awarding Intel nearly $20 billion in grants and loans on Wednesday, supercharging the company's domes...
Mar 20, 2024
Swiss financial regulator plans to stress-test UBS this year
By Noele Illien BERN (Reuters) - Swiss financial regulator FINMA said on Wednesday it plans to carry out 40 reviews of UBS and two stress tests this year on the bank after it took over rival Credit Su...
Mar 20, 2024
China's Tencent posts weaker than expected revenue growth
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Tencent Holdings posted a 7% rise in fourth-quarter revenue on Wednesday, trailing analysts' expectations, as China's economic slowdown takes a toll. The world...
Mar 20, 2024
Ukrainian PM welcomes interim EU deal on farm imports
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal welcomed an interim EU deal on farm imports as "good news" on Wednesday, saying it would allow Ukraine to support its producers and maintain its...
Mar 20, 2024
Israeli military says it killed 90 gunmen at Gaza's Al Shifa hospital
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's military said on Wednesday it had killed around 90 gunmen and arrested 160 in a raid on Gaza's Al Shifa hospital. Al Shifa, the Gaza Strip's biggest hospital before the ...
Mar 20, 2024
Attackers shoot 15 dead in South Sudan, including local commissioner, says official
JUBA (Reuters) - Unidentified youths have shot dead 15 people in South Sudan's Pibor region, a senior official said on Wednesday, adding that the victims included the region's commissioner. The incide...
Mar 20, 2024
It's a boy! Athens zoo welcomes birth of rare pygmy hippo
ATHENS (Reuters) - A rare and endangered pygmy hippopotamus has been born in Athens' Attica Zoological Park for the first time in 10 years, delighting conservationists. A lack of male pygmy hippos in ...
Mar 20, 2024
