Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive-Paraguay opposition leader plans state ‘austerity’ vs tax hikes on farmers
By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay's main opposition presidential candidate Efran Alegre will favor "austerity" to cut public sector spending over raising taxes on the country's farmers...
Apr 18, 2023
West Africa faces acute food shortages with thousands near famine, say UN agencies
DAKAR (Reuters) - Forty-eight million people in West and Central Africa face acute food insecurity in the coming months, a 10-year high spurred by insecurity, climate shocks, COVID-19 and high prices,...
Apr 18, 2023
Factbox-Broadcasters go silent on Twitter after ‘government-funded’ label
(Reuters) - Public broadcasters ranging from U.S.-based National Public Radio to Canadian Broadcasting Corp have stopped posting on Twitter in recent days after the Elon Musk-owned social media platfo...
Apr 18, 2023
EU agrees chips subsidies plan, EU industry chief says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has agreed a 43-billion-euro ($47 billion) plan to boost its semiconductor industry to try to catch up with the United States and Asia, EU indus...
Apr 18, 2023
EU seeks to prevent taxpayer cash being used to save failing banks
By Huw Jones (Reuters) - The European Union proposed on Tuesday making it harder for governments to repeat pouring billions of euros of state aid into a bank as Italy did with Monte dei Paschi di Sien...
Apr 18, 2023
Explainer-Macron pension reform ends cherished French exception
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron may have pushed through his unpopular pension reform but only at great cost to his political capital, which he is now seeking to repa...
Apr 18, 2023
Goldman Sachs initiating sale of fintech unit GreenSky
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc is starting a process to explore the sale of GreenSky, its fintech unit, the bank's chief executive officer, David Solomon, said on Tuesday. "We believe GreenSky is...
Apr 18, 2023
WHO says all parties in Sudan conflict must provide access to medical facilities
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization's chief called on Tuesday for the parties in the conflict in Sudan to provide access to medical facilities to all those requiring care, warning that me...
Apr 18, 2023
EU proposes $1.2 billion plan to counter growing cybersecurity threats
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Tuesday announced a 1.1-billion-euro ($1.2 billion) plan to counter growing cybersecurity threats, underscoring mounting concerns about ...
Apr 18, 2023
Microsoft developing its own AI chip – The Information
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is developing its own artificial intelligence chip code-named "Athena" that will power the technology behind AI chatbots like ChatGPT, the Information reported on Tuesday, c...
Apr 18, 2023
