Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Risking death at sea, Rohingya Muslims seek safety in Indonesia
By Hidayatullah Tahjuddin PIDIE, Indonesia (Reuters) - Crying with relief after a traumatic 40-day voyage to Indonesia in a leaky boat, Rohingya Muslim Fatimah bin Ismail held a mobile phone with shak...
Dec 29, 2022
Euro zone business lending growth slows sharply in November
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bank lending to euro zone companies slowed in November, easing back from the sector's biggest borrowing binge in over a decade as rising interest rates and a looming recession ap...
Dec 29, 2022
Cricket-Starc threatens De Bruyn with Mankad after batsman crosses the line
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Mitchell Starc threatened South Africa number three Theunis de Bruyn with a 'Mankad' dismissal on Thursday after the batsman wandered way outside his crease at the ...
Dec 29, 2022
No need for French border controls over China COVID surge – health official
PARIS (Reuters) - There is no need for France to impose border controls in reaction to a surge of COVID infections in China, the head of France's health risks committee said on Thursday. China has rec...
Dec 29, 2022
Former PBOC official says China’s digital yuan is little used – Caixin
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central-bank digital currency is little used, a former official of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said on Wednesday, financial news outlet Caixin reported. Expressing d...
Dec 29, 2022
India’s 5G smartphone shipments to cross 4G shipments in 2023 – Counterpoint
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's 5G smartphone shipments will exceed that of 4G shipments by the end of next year, driven by the mass adoption of the high-speed network and the rise in sale of handsets i...
Dec 29, 2022
Spain’s November retail sales fall 0.6% on year
(Reuters) - Spanish retail sales fell 0.6% in November from a year earlier on a seasonally and calendar-adjusted basis, after rising 1.0% in October, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said on Th...
Dec 29, 2022
Italy’s rightist government tightens rules for migrant rescues
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's rightist government has approved measures to fine charities who rescue migrants at sea and impound their ships if they break a new, tougher set of rules - a move that one camp...
Dec 29, 2022
EU health officials seek joint stance on measures towards China
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's Health Security Committee called an urgent meeting in Brussels on Thursday to coordinate the bloc's response to China's decision to lift its COVID-19 restrict...
Dec 29, 2022
European shares slip as COVID surge in China weighs
(Reuters) - European shares slipped on Thursday in thin holiday trading, as the market neared the end of a rough year where it struggled with geopolitical tensions and growing fears of an economic slo...
Dec 29, 2022
