Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Slovak ruling party head offers to quit as minister to keep government in place
(Reuters) -The head of Slovakia's ruling OLANO party offered to quit as finance minister on Thursday if an opposition party withdrew its no-confidence motion against the government and backed its budg...
Dec 15, 2022
ING names new managers, Abay to head retail banking
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - ING Groep, the largest Dutch financial services company, on Thursday said it intends to promote Pinar Abay to head of retail banking. Ms. Abay, a Turkish national who currently o...
Dec 15, 2022
Brazil central bank ups 2022 GDP growth, maintains deceleration for 2023
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's central bank improved on Thursday its projection for 2022 GDP due to a methodological revision that implied a better first-half result, but kept the perspective of a slowd...
Dec 15, 2022
Istanbul mayor says conviction reflects his success ahead of anti-Erdogan rally
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu said on Thursday his jail sentence imposed this week was a punishment for his success, as opposition parties rally to support him and seek to challen...
Dec 15, 2022
Holiday bookings are back at upscale restaurants – at higher prices
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Holiday parties are back at posh eateries - even with soaring menu prices. At the Michelin-starred restaurant Boka in Chicago, bookings are back to pre-pandemic lev...
Dec 15, 2022
ICC starts ruling on appeal of Ugandan child soldier who became LRA commander
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court on Thursday began reading out its verdict on the appeal of a former Ugandan child soldier who rose to be a commander in the notorious Lord's Resi...
Dec 15, 2022
UK retailer Currys warns on profit as Nordic chill sweeps in
By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) -British electricals retailer Currys cut its full-year profit forecast on Thursday after heavy discounting by rivals in the Nordics region drove it to a first-half l...
Dec 15, 2022
Greek Jan-Nov primary budget deficit beats target, tax revenues help
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece's central government reported a lower-than-expected primary budget deficit in the first 11 months of the year as tax revenues slightly beat initial estimates, finance ministry...
Dec 15, 2022
Soccer-Morocco change the mood for African football with exploits in Qatar
By Mark Gleeson DOHA (Reuters) - Morocco's exciting run to a first-ever World Cup semi-final will inject a new energy in African football and hold out hope for the continent's teams when they return i...
Dec 15, 2022
Three men to be sentenced in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
(Reuters) - Three men convicted of playing supporting roles in a foiled plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan in 2020 are set to be sentenced on Thursday, as two of the conspiracy's ringleaders awai...
Dec 15, 2022
