Author Archives: Syndicated Content
North Korea criticises US, South Korea military drills as ‘nuclear blackmail’
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea accused the U.S. and South Korea of ramping up "nuclear blackmail" with joint military drills, pledging to take corresponding action against what it calle...
Syndicated Content May 18, 2023
MLB roundup: Stars homer in Angels’ win over Orioles
Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout each homered and drove in two runs to help the visiting Los Angeles Angels earn a split of a four-game series against the Baltimore Orioles with a 6-5 win on Thursday. Lui...
Syndicated Content May 18, 2023
Ecuador’s top court paves the way for early national elections
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador's Constitutional Court on Thursday paved the way for early legislative and presidential elections, rejecting a series of cases brought by opposition poli...
Syndicated Content May 18, 2023
Dollar buoyed by hawkish Fed expectations as debt deal eyed
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar firmed near a six-month peak against the yen on Friday on the back of rising U.S. Treasury yields, as optimism over debt ceiling talks in Washington raised ...
Syndicated Content May 18, 2023
Hammer of gun in ‘Rust’ shooting possibly modified -prosecutors
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - The hammer of the gun actor Alec Baldwin was holding when it fired a live round killing "Rust" cinematographer Halyna Hutchins may have been intentionally modified, New Mexic...
Syndicated Content May 18, 2023
BOJ’s Ueda warns of market turmoil if US defaults on its debt
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday a U.S. debt default could trigger market turmoil, and will likely have a huge impact on the global economy. "There's a chance it woul...
Syndicated Content May 18, 2023
S.Korea finance minister, China ambassador to discuss economic cooperation
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's finance minister was due to hold a meeting with China's ambassador to the country on Friday to discuss economic cooperation among other topics, Seoul's finance ministry...
Syndicated Content May 18, 2023
Japan’s G7 refugee balancing act: door open for Ukrainians, but not many others
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - More than a year after escaping her native Kyiv with a broken leg one winter night, Lidiya Bibko lives in a tidy two-bedroom Tokyo flat as one of 2,300 Ukrainians who ...
Syndicated Content May 18, 2023
Brazil’s Americanas to seek bidders for fruit and vegetable unit
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil retailer Americanas SA said on Thursday it will next week start to seek potential bidders for the acquisition of its Hortifruti Natural da Terra (HNT) business unit. In a ...
Syndicated Content May 18, 2023
Australia’s AMP fined $16.3 million for charging fees to deceased clients
(Reuters) - Australian financial services firm AMP Ltd said on Friday it had been charged with a A$24 million ($16.28 million) fine by the federal court for billing thousands of dead clients for insur...
Syndicated Content May 18, 2023

