Author Archives: Syndicated Content
German SpaceX rival Isar raises $168 million, bolstering launch plans
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German rocket manufacturer Isar Aerospace raised 155 million euros ($167.57 million) in a new financing round that will help it make progress towards its first launch planned in ...
Mar 28, 2023
Most Swedish mortgage borrowers have good buffers despite rising rates, FSA report says
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish mortgage rates more than doubled for new mortgage borrowers in 2022 versus the previous year, but the majority of households still have good buffers in their personal fin...
Mar 28, 2023
China to crack down on malicious online comments damaging reputation of businesses
BEIJING (Reuters) - China plans to clamp down on malicious online comments that damage the reputation of businesses and entrepreneurs, said a Cyberspace Administration official on Tuesday. "False info...
Mar 28, 2023
‘Climate lockdown’ anger drives Swiss grandmother to sue Bern at EU court
By Emma Farge GENEVA(Reuters) - Last summer while dozens of Swiss pensioners were campaigning in the Alps to save their fast-melting glaciers, 85-year-old Marie-Eve Volkoff was instead stuck inside he...
Mar 28, 2023
Factbox-Swiss female pensioners vs the government: EU court’s first climate case
GENEVA (Reuters) - A case involving thousands of retired Swiss women is being heard at a European Court in France, the culmination of a six-year legal battle in which they claim their government's ins...
Mar 28, 2023
U.N. says prominent Afghan girls’ education advocate arrested in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Tuesday that a prominent Afghan girls' education activist was arrested in Kabul this week and called on Taliban authorities to clarify the reason for his d...
Mar 28, 2023
China’s Xi speaks with Saudi crown prince, supports Saudi-Iran talks
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's President Xi Jinping spoke by phone with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, discussing a wide range of subjects including supporting ...
Mar 28, 2023
Fencing-Hundreds of fencers issue plea to IOC over Russia, Belarus decision
By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - More than 300 fencers have asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and fencing's global federation to reconsider allowing Russian and Belarusian a...
Mar 28, 2023
Soccer-Indonesia FA plans FIFA talks amid protests over Israel at U20 World Cup
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The head of the Indonesia Football Association (PSSI) plans to hold talks with FIFA officials after the draw for the Under-20 World Cup due to take place in the Southeast Asian cou...
Mar 28, 2023
Cryptoverse: Buoyant bitcoin’s losing its liquidity
By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) - Bullish bitcoin has been a surprise winner of the banking blowout. Yet investors aiming to amp up their bets face an ominous obstacle: a lack of l...
Mar 28, 2023
