Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Jailed Russian opposition figure Kara-Murza faces ‘psychological torture’, wife says
By Gabrielle Ttrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) - Evgenia Kara-Murza, wife of jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza, said authorities were torturing him psychologically by denying him call...
May 17, 2023
Walgreens reaches $230 million opioid settlement with San Francisco
(Reuters) - Walgreens has reached a $230 million settlement with San Francisco over its alleged role in that city's opioid epidemic, city attorney David Chiu said on Wednesday. Chiu said in Twitter po...
May 17, 2023
Fraud in Massachusetts is boosting US weekly jobless claims, economists say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fraudulent filings for state unemployment insurance aid in Massachusetts could be distorting U.S. weekly unemployment claims data, economists warned on Wednesday, making it hard...
May 17, 2023
Volkswagen brand to revamp core brand to boost returns -internal memo
BERLIN (Reuters) - German carmaker Volkswagen plans to introduce a revamp of its core brand aimed at increasing efficiency and boosting returns, an internal memo from VW brand chief Thomas Schaefer se...
May 17, 2023
Air Canada nears 787 Dreamliners deal with Boeing – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -Air Canada is closing in on the purchase of as many as 20 787 Dreamliners from Boeing Co to renew and expand its long-haul fleet, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday citing people familiar...
May 17, 2023
Price pressure in Russia gradually intensifying -central bank
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's central bank on Wednesday said price pressure was gradually intensifying after a period of restrained price growth in the second half of last year, and that annual inflatio...
May 17, 2023
US SEC proposes plan to bolster clearing houses’ resiliency
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday voted to propose a plan to bolster the resiliency of clearing houses during times of significant market st...
May 17, 2023
American Stroke Association reminds people their health is in their hands
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The American Stroke Association is warning that strokes themselves can happen to anyone, at any age. Health experts with the association say that globally about o...
May 17, 2023
Dubai orders Danish tax fraud suspect to repay more than $1 billion
DUBAI (Reuters) - A Dubai court has rejected an appeal by a British citizen charged with defrauding Danish tax authorities and ordered him to pay more than $1 billion to Denmark, according to a court ...
May 17, 2023
Fist-bump or curtsy? UK’s King Charles meets charity award winners, ambassadors
By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles greeted celebrity ambassadors of his youth charity, including veteran musician Nile Rodgers, along with the charity's award winners on Wednesday i...
May 17, 2023
