Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Italy’s finances creak as budget deficit climbs in Q1
By Gavin Jones and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - Italy's budget deficit widened in the first quarter to 12.1% of gross domestic product (GDP) compared with 11.3% in the same period of 2022, data sho...
Jul 04, 2023
Russia says there are ‘certain contacts’ with U.S. on detained U.S. reporter Gershkovich
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday that there were "certain contacts" with the United States over the case of detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, but that it did not want to...
Jul 04, 2023
Cricket-England’s Pope ruled out of Ashes with dislocated shoulder
(Reuters) - England batsman Ollie Pope has been ruled out of the rest of the Ashes series against Australia after dislocating his shoulder during the second test at Lord's, the country's cricket board...
Jul 04, 2023
Havana suffers water shortages as cracks show in aging Cuban infrastructure
HAVANA (Reuters) - More than 100,000 Havana residents are without water as the heat of the Caribbean summer sets in, raising tensions on the streets of Cuba's capital as the crisis-racked government s...
Jul 04, 2023
Italy has frozen Russian oligarchs’ assets worth $2.5 billion
ROME (Reuters) - Italy has frozen Russian oligarchs' assets valued at around 2 billion euros ($2.5 billion) following the invasion of Ukraine last year, the country's central bank said on Tuesday. Ita...
Jul 04, 2023
Central bank surprises see June become bumper 2023 rate hike month
By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) - The world's major central banks delivered in June the biggest number of monthly interest rate hikes year-to-date, surprising markets and fla...
Jul 04, 2023
Firework reportedly goes into the crowd, injures several in Allegan Monday night
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Several people were reportedly injured after an errant firework went into the crowd watching the show in the City of Allegan Monday night. WWMT-TV reports an ambulance...
Jul 04, 2023
EU approves grants for Bosnian infrastructure but leaves out Serb region
SARAJEVO (Reuters) - The EU has approved 303 million euros ($330.3 million) worth of grants for Bosnian infrastructure projects, the bloc said on Tuesday, with all grants focused on the country's auto...
Jul 04, 2023
Six casualties in ‘terrorist’ car-ramming in Tel Aviv – Israeli police
TEL AVIV (Reuters) -A motorist caused six casualties in a ramming in Tel Aviv on Tuesday after carrying out a suspected stabbing attack, an Israeli police spokesperson said, calling the incident terro...
Jul 04, 2023
Fighting rages in Sudan’s capital as army tries to cut off supply routes
(Reuters) - Fierce battles broke out on Tuesday across Omdurman, the western part of Sudan's wider capital, as the army tried cut off supply routes used by its paramilitary rivals to bring reinforceme...
Jul 04, 2023
