Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Christmas gifts come by boat to isolated Romanian Danube Delta villages
C.A. ROSETTI, Romania (Reuters) - For the elderly living in remote villages in the Danube Delta, one of the world's largest wetlands, winter is a time of isolation. This year, they are also struggling...
Dec 23, 2022
Dutch pension giant ABP to overhaul portfolio in sustainability drive
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - ABP, the largest Dutch pension fund with around 500 billion euros ($530 billion) in assets, expects to cut a large number of companies from its portfolio as it aims to limit inve...
Dec 23, 2022
Jailed pending trial, pro-Kurdish politician loses seat in Turkish parliament
ANKARA (Reuters) - A member of Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party lost her seat in parliament for missing several sessions, the Official Gazette showed on Friday, after she was jailed pending trial...
Dec 23, 2022
Thai power price hike to hurt business, competitiveness – business group
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's decision to hike electricity prices by 20% in early 2023 will push up inflation and undermine the country's competitiveness as the economy recovers gradually from the pa...
Dec 23, 2022
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says he is back in Kyiv
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy posted a video on Friday saying he was back at work in Kyiv after his landmark visit to Washington this week. "I am in my office. We are workin...
Dec 23, 2022
European shares flat as health stocks’ gain offset luxury, tech drag
(Reuters) - European shares were flat on Friday, with the weakness in some luxury firms and tech stocks offset by gains in healthcare companies. The region-wide STOXX 600 was off 0.03% at 0810 GMT, bu...
Dec 23, 2022
Japan unveils record budget in boost to military capacity
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan unveiled on Friday a record 114.4 trillion yen ($863 billion) budget for the next fiscal year from April, pushed up by increased military spending and higher social security co...
Dec 23, 2022
Japan to hike annual defence budget by a quarter to buy Tomahawks and other weapons
By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Friday said it will hike defence spending by more than a quarter next year including $1.6 billion to buy U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles that will be part of...
Dec 23, 2022
Spain Q3 GDP expands 0.1% q/q, 4.4% y/y, INE final data shows
(Reuters) - The Spanish economy expanded 0.1% in the third quarter, slowing from a 1.5% growth rate in the previous three-month period, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said on Friday. The GDP ...
Dec 23, 2022
In Thailand, Santa delivers presents on elephants
AYUTTHAYA PROVINCE, Thailand (Reuters) - A trunk, rather than a red nose, is what Rudolph would need to join a herd of elephants helping Santa Claus deliver presents in Thailand. Mahouts dressed as Sa...
Dec 23, 2022
