Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chinese ambassador says Ukraine crisis has hurt relations with EU -report
(Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has put China in a "very difficult position" for its bilateral relations with the European Union, Fu Cong, the Chinese ambassador to the EU, was quoted as sayi...
Dec 23, 2022
Congo’s M23 rebels withdraw from seized positions in goodwill gesture
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels on Friday began withdrawing from some territories they had seized in recent offensives as part of what one of t...
Dec 23, 2022
U.S. orders Mastercard to stop blocking competing payment networks
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Friday said it was ordering Mastercard Inc to stop blocking the use of competing networks to process debit payments. Under a proposed order, Mastercard would ha...
Dec 23, 2022
Nagorno-Karabakh in for ‘long winter’ amid Azerbaijan road blockade
TBILISI (Reuters) - Ethnic Armenians in the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh are preparing for a "long-term blockade" by Azerbaijan, a top separatist official said on Friday, after nearly two week...
Dec 23, 2022
Elon Musk’s vow to hold on to Tesla stock fails to soothe investors
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc shares touched a fresh two-year low in volatile trading on Friday as boss Elon Musk's promise to not sell his shares for at least two years did little to reassure investors. Musk...
Dec 23, 2022
Police arrest in Spain one of FBI most wanted fugitives
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police on Friday said they had arrested one of the U.S. FBI's Ten Most Wanted fugitives, who was staying at a hotel in Madrid under a false identity. Michael James Pratt, a ...
Dec 23, 2022
Biden signs Defense Authorization Act, but voices concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed the Defense Authorization Act, but he voiced concerns about several of its provisions, including one that he said could hamper the admi...
Dec 23, 2022
Soccer-Conte says Tottenham will take advantage of opportunities to strengthen squad
(Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte said he is happy with the players he has but that the club will be active in the January transfer window if the right opportunity comes along. Spurs...
Dec 23, 2022
Venezuela’s working-class communities get together to eat Christmas ‘hallacas’
CARACAS (Reuters) - Residents in working-class neighborhoods of Venezuela's capital city of Caracas are coming together to break bread over "hallacas," a dish commonly served around Christmas, as part...
Dec 23, 2022
Global central banks deliver historic rate hike blast in 2022
By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) - Major central banks ramped up interest rates at the fastest pace and biggest scale in at least two decades in 2022 as policy makers went all...
Dec 23, 2022
