Author Archives: Syndicated Content
British minister met Hong Kong tycoon Lai’s legal team – Downing Street
LONDON (Reuters) - The legal team of Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon sentenced to over five years in jail last month, met a British junior foreign office minister on Tuesday, Prime Minis...
Jan 10, 2023
Russia says budget deficit hit 2.3% of GDP in 2022
(Reuters) - Russia recorded a budget deficit of 2.3% of its gross domestic product in 2022, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Tuesday, reflecting the burden of the Ukraine war on state finances....
Jan 10, 2023
Russian publisher investigated by authorities under new anti-LGBT law – lawmaker
By Caleb Davis (Reuters) - An independent Russian book publisher is under investigation for promoting "non-traditional sexual relations", a lawmaker from the ruling party said on Tuesday, after he acc...
Jan 10, 2023
German gas storage operators optimistic for next winter
BERLIN (Reuters) - German gas storage operators expressed optimism on Tuesday that there will not be supply problems next winter due to declining consumption and said there is no chance of shortage th...
Jan 10, 2023
Hackers targeted Danish central bank website; operations not affected
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's central bank said on Tuesday its website had been targeted by hackers, resulting in trouble accessing its website on Monday and Tuesday. The website was hit by a so-ca...
Jan 10, 2023
GM, Ford, Google partner to promote ‘virtual’ power plants
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Companies including GM, Ford, Google and solar energy producers said on Tuesday they would work together to establish standards for scaling up the use of vi...
Jan 10, 2023
G7 seeks two price caps for Russian oil products
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The Group of Seven (G7) coalition will seek to set two price caps on Russian refined products in February, one for products trading at a premium to crude oil and the other for tho...
Jan 10, 2023
IMF says corruption has inflated costs of high-profile projects in Zambia
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that corruption had inflated the cost of numerous high-profile tenders and construction projects in Zambia. "Enormous financial...
Jan 10, 2023
Europe had second-warmest year on record in 2022, EU scientists say
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe experienced its second-warmest year on record in 2022, European Union scientists said on Tuesday, as climate change unleashed record-breaking weather extreme...
Jan 10, 2023
Goldman Sachs raises $1.6 billion private capital for climate fund
LONDON (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Asset Management, the fund arm of Goldman Sachs, said on Tuesday it had raised $1.6 billion for its first private equity fund focused on investing in companies providi...
Jan 10, 2023
