Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China moving to take ‘golden shares’ in Alibaba, Tencent units – FT
(Reuters) - China is moving to take minority stakes with special rights in the local units of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Seeking influe...
Jan 12, 2023
At least 11 die in Colombia as ELN rebels clash with dissident ex-FARC fighters
BOGOTA (Reuters) - At least 11 fighters have been killed during clashes in northeast Colombia between dissident former members of the now-demobilized FARC guerrilla movement and National Liberation Ar...
Jan 12, 2023
Soccer-Angel City selects high school student Alyssa Thompson with No. 1 pick of NWSL draft
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Angel City FC on Thursday selected 18-year-old Alyssa Thompson with the first pick of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) draft, making the Los Angeles na...
Jan 12, 2023
China customs says trade with Russia hit new high in 2022
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's exports and imports with Russia hit a new high of 1.28 trillion yuan in 2022, Lyu Daliang, spokesperson of the General Administration of Customs, told a news briefing in Be...
Jan 12, 2023
Dollar wobbles as U.S. inflation fuels hopes of slower Fed rate path
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar swayed on Friday, flirting with seven-month lows after a sharp dive overnight as data showed U.S. inflation was slowing, boosting hopes of the F...
Jan 12, 2023
Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley, has died, media reports say
(Reuters) - Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of rock 'n' roll legend Elvis Presley, died on Thursday after being rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital suffering from cardiac arrest, according to ...
Jan 12, 2023
Yen flying as market challenges BOJ, stocks cheer inflation’s retreat
By Tom Westbrook and Kevin Buckland SINGAPORE/TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Friday as investors cheered a slowdown in U.S. inflation, while the yen hit a seven-month high and Japanese bond yi...
Jan 12, 2023
Oil heads for solid weekly gain on China demand hopes
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped in early trade on Friday but were on track for gains of more than 6% for the week on solid signs of demand growth in top crude oil importer Chin...
Jan 12, 2023
Major Ecuador indigenous group threatens anti-mining protests
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's major indigenous organization said on Thursday it was preparing to hold protests in mining areas in an attempt to stop extractive activities near its ...
Jan 12, 2023
Airport in Peru’s tourist hub Cusco closes again amid protests
(Reuters) - The international airport in Peru's southern Andean city of Cusco closed on Thursday, the transportation ministry said, as anti-government protests escalated across the region. Cusco, once...
Jan 12, 2023
