Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia pounded Ukraine with 3,000 bombs in March, Zelenskiy says
KYIV (Reuters) - Russia fired over 3,000 guided aerial bombs, 600 drones and 400 missiles at Ukraine in March alone, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday. Russia has stepped up its long-ran...
Apr 03, 2024
Egyptian charities dish out meals during Ramadan, despite soaring costs
CAIRO (Reuters) - For the past five years, Egyptian Laila Abdel Maksoud and her family have run a charity offering free meals during the holy month of Ramadan, serving more and more people even as soa...
Apr 03, 2024
Toronto home sales fall for second month in March; prices rise
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - Greater Toronto area home sales fell in March for a second straight month, while prices increased, keeping a housing market recovery in check at a time of historica...
Apr 03, 2024
HSBC'S chairman says Asia business spin-off 'will not happen'
HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC chairman Mark Tucker told the bank's shareholders in Hong Kong on Wednesday that a spin-off of its Asian business will not happen. (Reporting by Sumeet Chatterjee in Hong Ko...
Apr 03, 2024
Turkey inflation hit 68.5% ahead of election blow to ruling party
By Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's annual inflation rate climbed to 68.5% in March, data showed on Wednesday, underscoring a major reason for the massive losses sustained by President Tayyi...
Apr 03, 2024
Euro zone inflation unexpectedly eases, boosting rate cut case
By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation fell unexpectedly last month, solidifying the case for the European Central Bank to start lowering borrowing costs from record highs. Consum...
Apr 03, 2024
Norway's parliament receives bomb threat, police say
OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's parliament received a bomb threat on Wednesday and police ramped up security around the building, the Oslo police said. Members of parliament continued their deliberations, pa...
Apr 03, 2024
Hong Kong Feb retail sales up 1.9% as tourism continues recovery
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's February retail sales rose 1.9% from a year earlier, helped by the continued recovery of handling capacity and revival in tourism, government data showed on Wednesday...
Apr 03, 2024
Biden and Senator Sanders to highlight efforts lower cost of asthma inhalers
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will host a White House event with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to highlight their efforts to cut the cost of inhalers for asthma su...
Apr 03, 2024
Pope deplores deaths in Gaza and Ukraine from 'folly of war'
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday issued a fresh appeal for peace in Gaza and Ukraine, deploring the killing of aid workers in an Israeli airstrike and paying tribute to a Ukrainian s...
Apr 03, 2024
