Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UN agencies, 36 countries mull aid to Gaza through Cyprus
LARNACA, Cyprus (Reuters) - Officials from 36 countries and U.N. agencies gathered in Cyprus on Thursday to discuss how to expedite aid to besieged Palestinians in Gaza via a sea route launched last w...
Mar 21, 2024
Swiss National Bank makes surprise rate cut, getting ahead of global peers
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -The Swiss National Bank cut its main interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.50% on Thursday, a surprise move which made it the first major central bank to dial back tig...
Mar 21, 2024
Vessel reports shots fired near Yemen's Nishtun, Ambrey says
(Reuters) - A merchant vessel reported shots from a skiff approximately 109 nautical miles south of Yemen's Nishtun, British security firm Ambrey said on Thursday. Four armed people aboard a skiff app...
Mar 21, 2024
UK businesses keep up recovery but prices still a worry, PMI shows
LONDON (Reuters) - British businesses kept up their recovery from recession this month but stubborn price pressures could bolster the Bank of England's wait-and-see approach to interest rates, a surve...
Mar 21, 2024
IMF, Sri Lanka reach staff-level agreement on second review of bailout package
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund and Sri Lanka have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the second review of the four-year bailout ...
Mar 21, 2024
IMF's Georgieva urges central bank independence amid election-year rate-cut pressures
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva warned on Thursday that central banks face growing political pressure to cut interest rates du...
Mar 21, 2024
What policies do Biden and Congress have for the US border?
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is blaming Republicans for refusing to pass legislation to reduce illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border while Republicans say the D...
Mar 21, 2024
Satellite images show 35% of Gaza's building destroyed, UN says
GENEVA (Reuters) - Satellite images analysed by the United Nations Satellite Centre show that 35% of the Gaza Strip's buildings have been destroyed or damaged in the Israel offensive in the Palestinia...
Mar 21, 2024
Kremlin says India's Modi has open invitation to visit Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had an open invitation to visit Russia and that a meeting with Putin would take place, though details were stil...
Mar 21, 2024
How name dropping Lionel Messi saved an Israeli grandmother from Hamas
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - "I'm from where Messi is from," 90-year-old Esther Cunio told the two masked Palestinian gunmen who moments earlier invaded her home in southern Israel. It was the morning of Oct....
Mar 21, 2024
