Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Maryse Conde, Caribbean chronicler of colonialism, dies at 90
By Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) - Guadeloupe-born author Maryse Conde, who wrote about colonialism, slavery and the French-Caribbean diaspora, died in southern France at the age of 90. Often cited ...
Apr 02, 2024
US Treasury's Yellen to return to China, emphasize excess capacity threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will return to China this week to continue her economic dialogue with top Chinese officials amid a new emphasis on the global threat posed b...
Apr 02, 2024
Ukraine's Zelenskiy signs bill lowering mobilisation age for combat duty to 25
(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed a bill to cut the mobilisation age for combat duty to 25 from 27, the parliament's website showed. (Reporting by Yuliia Dysa; Editing by ...
Apr 02, 2024
UK summons Israeli ambassador over death of aid workers
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday summoned the Israeli ambassador over the deaths of aid workers in Gaza, the foreign ministry said. "I set out the Government's unequivocal condemnation of the app...
Apr 02, 2024
Biden to speak to China's Xi on Taiwan, Ukraine, Philippines
By Nandita Bose and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first direct talks Tuesday since meeting in November, with Biden looki...
Apr 02, 2024
Russian national wealth fund rises to $135.7 billion as of April 1
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The assets of Russia's National Wealth Fund (NWF) stood at the equivalent of $135.7 billion as of April 1, or 7.0% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), compared to $133.4 ...
Apr 02, 2024
Toyota reports 20% jump in first-quarter US auto sales
(Reuters) - Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) reported an about 20% rise in first-quarter U.S. auto sales on Tuesday, helped by demand for its affordable sedans, crossovers SUVs and pickup trucks. TMN...
Apr 02, 2024
Canada launches $6 billion housing fund in bid to quell housing crisis
By Promit Mukherjee OTTAWA (Reuters) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday launched a C$6 billion ($4.42 billion) Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund to accelerate the construction and upgrading o...
Apr 02, 2024
US job openings little changed in February; quits edge up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings held steady at higher levels in February, while the number of people quitting their jobs rose marginally. Job openings, a measure of labor demand, edged up 8,0...
Apr 02, 2024
US to require two-person crews for most train operations
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Transportation Department's Federal Railroad Administration said Tuesday it will require major railroads to have at least two crew members for most trips...
Apr 02, 2024
