Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swedish central bank raises policy rate to 2.5%, will keep hiking
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's central bank raised its key rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on Thursday to 2.5% and signalled it would tighten policy further next year. At the most recent ...
Nov 24, 2022
Explainer-How South Korea’s trucker strike could paralyse critical supply chains
SEOUL (Reuters) - The second mass strike by unionised truckers in South Korea in less than six months on Thursday has the potential to cripple supply chains in an export-driven economy which is the wo...
Nov 24, 2022
European shares struggle for direction as traders weigh rate outlook
(Reuters) - European stocks opened nearly flat on Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's November meeting signalled a slowdown in its pace of interest rate hikes, with investors looking for...
Nov 24, 2022
Anwar Ibrahim’s long road to prime minister of Malaysia
By Harish Sridharan (Reuters) - Malaysia will swear in long-time opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister at 5 p.m. (0900 GMT) on Thursday, after he was appointed by the king, bringing an end...
Nov 24, 2022
Singapore’s gig workers to get work injury, pension coverage
By Chen Lin SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore will extend work injury insurance and pension coverage to food delivery and ride-hailing workers under proposed legislative changes that it aims to implemen...
Nov 24, 2022
Germany-Japan World Cup match draws 9.2 million German viewers
BERLIN (Reuters) - Some 9.2 million people tuned in to broadcaster ARD's coverage to see Germany play Japan in the World Cup on Wednesday, according to data from audience measurement firm AGF. That co...
Nov 24, 2022
Exclusive-Russians, Ukrainians met in UAE to discuss prisoner swap, ammonia, sources say
By Aziz El Yaakoubi, Pavel Polityuk and Jonathan Saul RIYADH (Reuters) - Representatives from Russia and Ukraine met in the United Arab Emirates last week to discuss the possibility of a prisoner-of-w...
Nov 24, 2022
Iran forms panel to investigate deaths due to protests, minister says
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Iran has formed a panel under its home affairs ministry to investigate deaths due to recent protests, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani told Indian broadcaster ...
Nov 24, 2022
Factbox-Australia to raise protection for Aboriginal heritage after Juukan
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia will strengthen laws to better protect Aboriginal cultural heritage following an enquiry into Rio Tinto's destruction of historically and culturally significant rock sh...
Nov 24, 2022
Mapfre offers one-time 400-euro bonus to employees to offset inflation
MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish insurer Mapfre will pay a one-time 400 euro ($417.32) bonus at Christmas to its approximately 10,000 employees in Spain to help them cope with soaring inflation. The company...
Nov 24, 2022
