Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hollywood actors’ union asks members to authorize possible strike
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The board of Hollywood's actors union asked members on Thursday to give negotiators the power to call a strike, a move that would add new pressure to major stu...
May 18, 2023
Doping: WADA’s ‘Operation LIMS’ passes 200 sanctions of Russian athletes
(Reuters) - More than 200 Russian athletes have been sanctioned following the 'Operation LIMS' investigation into Moscow's anti-doping laboratory with more bans to come, the World Anti-Doping Agency s...
May 18, 2023
Yellen reaffirms strength of US banking system in meeting with bank CEOs -Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reaffirmed the strength and soundness of the country's banking system in a meeting with bank CEOs on Thursday, a Treasury Department stateme...
May 18, 2023
Witnesses recount gunmen’s raid on church in Sudan’s capital
By Maggie Michael CAIRO (Reuters) - Over four terrifying hours last weekend, masked gunmen affiliated to one of Sudan's warring factions raided one of Khartoum's oldest churches, opening fire at churc...
May 18, 2023
China and US commerce ministers and trade representatives to meet next week-Chinese embassy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The ministers of commerce and the trade representatives of United States and China will meet next week in the United States, the spokesperson for China's embassy in Washington s...
May 18, 2023
US House member ‘pauses’ subpoena attempt over Afghanistan cable
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Thursday he accepted the State Department's invitation to view a classif...
May 18, 2023
Sen. Warren seeks details on ‘troubling’ sale of First Republic to JPMorgan
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren is questioning federal bank regulators on their decision to sell First Republic Bank to the nation's largest bank, JP Morgan Chas...
May 18, 2023
Turkish lira hits record low as bonds steady after post-election rout
By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) - Turkey's lira weakened to a record low against the dollar on Thursday, after incumbent Tayyip Erdogan's lead in presidential elections surprised markets, while the n...
May 18, 2023
Bank of Mexico holds key rate after nearly two years of hikes
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The Bank of Mexico kept its benchmark interest rate steady at 11.25% on Thursday, in line with analysts' forecasts, ending a nearly two-year cycle of rate hikes and saying it w...
May 18, 2023
Brazil’s Petrobras to appeal environment agency’s decision to block Amazon drilling project
(Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said on Tuesday it will appeal a decision from the country's environmental agency Ibama to reject the firm's request to drill at the Amazon mouth ...
May 18, 2023
