Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Lebanese protest in anger over efforts to hamstring blast probe
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Dozens of demonstrators gathered outside Lebanon's justice palace on Thursday to protest steps taken this week to hamstring a probe into the deadly 2020 Beirut port blast. The judge...
Jan 26, 2023
Borrowing to drive Japan’s debt over 1,100 trillion yen for first time -draft
By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's government debt will top 1,100 trillion yen ($8.47 trillion) for the first time at the fiscal year end in March 2027 as the country remains heavily depende...
Jan 26, 2023
South Africa’s power cuts leave fruit farmers in despair
By Wendell Roelf and Kopano Gumbi CERES, South Africa (Reuters) - On the cusp of harvesting this season's first fruit, South African deciduous farmer Heinie du Toit frets as the worst power cuts on re...
Jan 26, 2023
Biden to attack House Republicans in economic speech
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will use a speech at a steamfitters union hall on Thursday to launch an attack against Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representat...
Jan 26, 2023
Dutch central bank fines cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase 3.3 million euros
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch central bank (DNB) has fined U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase 3.3 million euros ($3.6 million) for failing to obtain the correct registration in the Netherlands be...
Jan 26, 2023
China’s Xi says ties with Australia moving in “right direction” – state media
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday relations with Australia were moving in the right direction in the latest sign of an improvement in ties between the major trading pa...
Jan 26, 2023
German arrested for allegedly passing on intelligence to Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German citizen was arrested at Munich airport on suspicion of treason for allegedly passing intelligence onto Russia, the prosecutor general's office said on Thursday. The man, id...
Jan 26, 2023
Israeli troops kill five in Jenin clash with Palestinian gunmen, medics say
By Ali Sawafta JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed five Palestinians, including an elderly woman, and wounded 16 others during clashes with gunmen on Thursday in a flashpoint town in th...
Jan 26, 2023
German inflation rate to ease over course of 2023 – econ minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - German inflation will remain high at the beginning of 2023 before easing over the course of the year, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Thursday. "We have broken the inflation ...
Jan 26, 2023
European shares gain on earnings optimism
(Reuters) - European shares gained on Thursday as upbeat quarterly results from STMicroelectronics, Sabadell and Nokia eased worries over the corporate earnings season amid signs of a recession. The p...
Jan 26, 2023
