Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nigeria GDP growth slows ahead of interest rate announcement
By Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's annual economic growth rate slowed to 2.3% in the first quarter, data showed on Wednesday, hurt by a government plan to swap old banknotes for newly des...
May 24, 2023
Brazil’s Petrobras to appeal decision blocking drilling at Amazon mouth
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras said on Wednesday it will file this week an appeal against environmental agency Ibama's decision of blocking it from drilling a well at ...
May 24, 2023
EU sets out plans to cut the price of financial products
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union set out plans on Wednesday to cut how much retail investors pay banks and insurers for financial products to encourage investment and make its capita...
May 24, 2023
Russia: U.S. equipment used in border raid shows growing Western role in Ukraine
By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday the use of U.S.-made military hardware by pro-Ukrainian fighters who conducted a raid on a Russian border region this week was testament to t...
May 24, 2023
No blanket spending cuts in 2024 budget, says German Finance Minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - There will be no blanket spending cuts in the 2024 budget, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Wednesday. "We want to present plans for the budget soon," Lindner said ...
May 24, 2023
Soccer-Southampton will not renew Selles’s contract
(Reuters) -Southampton interim coach Ruben Selles will not have his contract renewed at the end of the season, the Premier League club said on Wednesday after their relegation from the English top-fli...
May 24, 2023
Defence says Malian rebel in ICC trial was ‘small fry’
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Lawyers for a Malian Islamist rebel accused of war crimes told his trial before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday that their client was a just a small fish with...
May 24, 2023
SoftBank-backed ElevateBio racks up $401 million in latest funding
By Jaiveer Shekhawat (Reuters) - ElevateBio said on Wednesday it had raised $401 million in a new funding round led by a fund run by Matrix Capital Management, as the venture capital market looks to s...
May 24, 2023
Danish astronaut flying on SpaceX shuttle warns Europe not to fall behind in space
By Johannes Birkebaek COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Europe is at risk of falling behind in the global space race and missing out on key technologies, Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen said ahead of his secon...
May 24, 2023
White House, Republicans plan to convene on US debt ceiling as deadline looms
By Moira Warburton, Nandita Bose and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Negotiators for Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy were expected to reconvene on Wednesday m...
May 24, 2023
