Author Archives: Syndicated Content
German victims cycle to Rome to press pope on church abuse
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A group of German victims of abuse on Wednesday called on Pope Francis to step up efforts against "sexual and spiritual abuse" by clergy, after completing a 900-km (559 miles)...
May 17, 2023
Spanish Socialists’ lead over conservative opposition narrows in poll
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's ruling Socialist Workers' Party would win a general election by a small margin over the main opposition, while a new left-wing coalition is poised to overtake the far right ...
May 17, 2023
U.S. single-family housing starts rise in April; March revised down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. single-family homebuilding increased in April, but data for the prior month was revised sharply lower, suggesting that the embattled housing market was struggling to find a...
May 17, 2023
Dutch gov’t declines comment on progress in F-16 deliveries to Ukraine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra on Wednesday said there was no progress to report in international talks on the possible delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. "We haven...
May 17, 2023
Russia’s war on Ukraine latest: Crunch time for talks on grain deal set to expire
(Reuters) - Last-ditch talks were under way to renew the Black Sea grain deal that has allowed wartime exports of Ukrainian grain, before it expires on Thursday with Russia demanding more support for ...
May 17, 2023
Investigator boasted about ‘getting queen’s medical records’, Prince Harry case told
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - A private investigator who worked for the publisher of the Daily Mirror boasted he could "get the queen's medical records", a retired police officer on Wednesday told a...
May 17, 2023
British energy regulator seeks to speed up grid connections
(Reuters) - British energy regulator Ofgem said on Wednesday it was launching a policy review to speed up connecting low-carbon energy schemes to the electricity transmission grid. Britain has a targe...
May 17, 2023
IMF’s Gopinath sees ‘sizeable’ upside inflation risks, says markets too optimistic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's no. 2 official said on Wednesday she sees sizeable risks that inflation will remain high or accelerate in many emerging markets and urged centr...
May 17, 2023
Germany does not fulfil requirements for Ukraine jet alliance – def min
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany does not have the training capacity or military equipment to actively contribute to a British-Dutch initiative to supply Ukraine with fighter jets, German Defence Minister B...
May 17, 2023
Fed to keep rates untouched this year; risk of U.S. default high: Reuters poll
By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve will hold its key interest rate steady this year despite an expected recession, according to a Reuters poll of economists, who also sai...
May 17, 2023
