Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China denounces U.S. Congress for hosting Tibet’s leader-in-exile
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China accused the U.S. Congress of interfering in its internal affairs on Wednesday by virtually hosting the head of an India-based organization known as Tibet's government-in-e...
Mar 29, 2023
Russia’s corporate profits dropped 21.3% in Jan, business climate worsened
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian companies made profits of 2.34 trillion roubles ($30.25 billion) in January, data from the federal statistics service showed on Wednesday, down 21.3% from the same period la...
Mar 29, 2023
Ericsson’s board rebuked by shareholders at AGM for second year in a row
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Ericsson shareholders voted against discharging the CEO and most of the board members of liability for the tech company's actions during 2022 at the group's annual general meetin...
Mar 29, 2023
Republican Senator Rand Paul opposes TikTok ban push in Congress
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Rand Paul on Wednesday opposed efforts in Congress to ban popular Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, which is used by more than 150 mi...
Mar 29, 2023
Putin looks for positives as Russia’s consumer demand, industrial output slide
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday pointed to record low unemployment and marginally higher real wages as evidence of a gradual economic recovery, alt...
Mar 29, 2023
Canada offers C$35 billion green tax credits but still trails generous US incentives
By Steve Scherer and Nia Williams OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's 2023 budget took a big step toward luring more investment in clean technology to build a low-carbon economy, analysts said on Wednesday, b...
Mar 29, 2023
Cargill plans to halt grain export activities in Russia
By Olga Popova and Karl Plume MOSCOW/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cargill said on Wednesday it would take a further step back from the Russian market by stopping handling Russian grain from its export terminal...
Mar 29, 2023
Romanian senate decriminalises some graft offences, decision not final
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania's Senate approved a bill on Wednesday decriminalising some abuse of power cases in a move reminiscent of attempts to weaken the fight against corruption which triggered m...
Mar 29, 2023
US aims to counter China’s influence in global institutions, Yellen says
By David Lawder and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is working hard to counter China's influence in international institutions and in lending to developing countries, U.S. Trea...
Mar 29, 2023
Disney lays off chairman of Marvel Entertainment
(Reuters) -Walt Disney Co has laid off Marvel Entertainment Chairman Isaac "Ike" Perlmutter as part of a cost-cutting campaign, a source confirmed Wednesday. Perlmutter had supported activist sharehol...
Mar 29, 2023
