Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Afghan Taliban administration, Myanmar junta not allowed into United Nations for now
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A decision on whether the Afghan Taliban administration and the Myanmar junta can send a United Nations ambassador to New York has been postponed for a s...
Dec 14, 2022
China reports 2,000 new symptomatic COVID cases for Dec 14 vs 2,291 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported 2,000 new symptomatic COVID-19 infections for Dec. 14, compared with 2,291 a day earlier, the National Health Commission said on Thursday. Excluding imported infect...
Dec 14, 2022
U.S. House passes one-week government funding bill, sends to Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a stopgap one-week funding bill, a move intended to give lawmakers more time to pass a bill to fully fund the federal gov...
Dec 14, 2022
Dollar falters as investors challenge Fed’s hawkishness
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar was on the back foot on Thursday, even as the Federal Reserve kept to its hawkish rhetoric after raising rates by half a percentage point, as investors were...
Dec 14, 2022
UK royal war: Harry and Meghan’s new Netflix episodes to land
By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - The final three episodes of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's Netflix documentary series air on Thursday, with more criticism expected to be directed at the Briti...
Dec 14, 2022
Fiji’s ruling party leads provisional count after national election
(Reuters) - The ruling Fiji First party led provisional results, boosted by a 31.42% vote for Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama, with half of polling stations counted in the Pacific island nation after...
Dec 14, 2022
Ex-Twitter worker gets 3-1/2 year prison sentence for spying for Saudi Arabia
By Paresh Dave OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - A former Twitter Inc manager convicted of spying for Saudi Arabia was sentenced to 3-1/2 years in U.S. prison, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Ahmad Abouammo ...
Dec 14, 2022
Russia discusses debt, energy stability with Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak met on Wednesday with Venezuela's oil minister in Caracas, where they discussed oil market volatility and the status of Venezuela's ou...
Dec 14, 2022
Bank of England readies another rate hike even as recession hits
By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - A ninth interest rate hike in a row by the Bank of England looks to be a foregone conclusion on Thursday and investors will be looking for clues on how ma...
Dec 14, 2022
IMF completes review of Benin loan program, disburses $144 million
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The executive board of the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said it had completed the first review under a 42-month financing program for Benin, giving the country immed...
Dec 14, 2022
