Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Renault to invest $320 million, hire 550 workers to make electric vans in Northern France
SANDOUVILLE, France (Reuters) - French car maker Renault plans to invest 300 million euros ($323.25 million) in its assembly plant located in Sandouville in northern France to make new-generation elec...
Mar 29, 2024
Factbox-Ultra-Orthodox Israelis resist push for military service
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties are resisting pressure to lift exemptions of religious students from military duty, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's struggles to preserve his...
Mar 29, 2024
Israeli military says it killed deputy commander of Hezbollah rocket and missiles unit
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Friday it had killed Ali Abed Akhsan Naim, deputy commander of Hezbollah's rocket and missiles unit, in an air strike in the area of Bazouriye in Leb...
Mar 29, 2024
Births fall in Italy for 15th year running to record low
ROME (Reuters) - Births in Italy dropped to a record low in 2023, the 15th consecutive annual decline, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Friday, as the population continued to shrink. Italy's e...
Mar 29, 2024
After veto, Russia says big powers need to stop 'strangling' North Korea
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday that major powers needed a new approach to North Korea, accusing the United States and its allies of ratchetting up military tensions in A...
Mar 29, 2024
With China EV launch, Xiaomi's 'Thor' takes on Elon Musk
By Sarah Wu BEIJING (Reuters) - He was called China's answer to Steve Jobs for taking Xiaomi from scrappy startup to an electronics giant known for its smartphones. With the launch of a much-hyped and...
Mar 29, 2024
Greece to raise monthly minimum wage by 6.4% to 830 euros
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will raise its monthly minimum gross wage by 6.4% to 830 euros, the conservative government said on Friday, the fourth such increase in five years aimed at easing the burden ...
Mar 29, 2024
North Korea rules out any meetings with Japan
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has no interest in dialogue with Japan, state media KCNA reported on Friday, citing foreign minister Choe Son Hui. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has...
Mar 29, 2024
Ukraine receives $1.5 billion funding tranche under World Bank programme, says PM
(Reuters) - Ukraine has received a $1.5 billion tranche of funding under a World Bank programme, the country's prime minister said on Friday. "984 million dollars come from Japan and 516 million dolla...
Mar 29, 2024
Japan finally screens 'Oppenheimer', with trigger warnings, unease in Hiroshima
By Irene Wang HIROSHIMA (Reuters) - Best picture winner "Oppenheimer" finally premiered in Japan on Friday, eight months after a controversial grassroots marketing push and concerns about how its nucl...
Mar 29, 2024
