Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Catholic priests in Nicaragua sentenced to decade behind bars
MANAGUA (Reuters) - A Nicaraguan judge sentenced four Catholic priests to 10-year prison terms on Monday, after they were charged with "treason" and "spreading false news," amid what rights groups cal...
Feb 06, 2023
Japan government to present BOJ governor, deputy candidates next week – sources
By Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is considering presenting to parliament its nominees for next Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor and two deputy governors sometime next week, three...
Feb 06, 2023
Dollar climbs as Treasury yields pop on further Fed hike forecasts
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar hovered near a one-month peak on Tuesday as traders raised their forecasts of U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate levels needed to tame inflation, as a stubb...
Feb 06, 2023
Explainer-When is the State of the Union 2023? Date of Biden’s address and what to expect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address after Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in a speech that may mark the unofficia...
Feb 06, 2023
Disney shareholders set to vote on Peltz at April 3 annual meeting
(Reuters) - Walt Disney Co said on Monday it had set its annual shareholder meeting on April 3, with a focus on activist investor Nelson Peltz's bid seeking a seat on the media and entertainment congl...
Feb 06, 2023
France’s Macron faces third round of pension reform strikes
PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron and his government on Tuesday braced for a third wave of nationwide strikes and protests against plans to make the French work longer before retirement, as ...
Feb 06, 2023
NBA-LeBron chasing wins, not record, teammates say
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - LeBron James may be on the verge of breaking one of the most coveted records in sports, but his teammates said his focus is on helping the Lakers climb in the s...
Feb 06, 2023
Ukraine withdraws 19 million Russian, Soviet-era books from libraries
(Reuters) - Ukraine had withdrawn from its libraries about 19 million copies of books by last November that came either from the Soviet era or were in Russian, a senior lawmaker said on Monday. Yevhen...
Feb 06, 2023
Japan confirms FX interventions twice in Oct to support yen
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan confirmed on Tuesday that it did intervene in the foreign exchange market twice in October to support its yen currency, Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Tuesday. The qu...
Feb 06, 2023
Costa Rica says China apologizes for balloon ‘incident’ over its airspace
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - China apologized to Costa Rica for a balloon that flew over its territory, the Central American country's government said on Monday, after a separate suspected Chinese spy balloon...
Feb 06, 2023
