Author Archives: Syndicated Content
BNP Paribas profit tops forecast despite higher costs, debt markdown
PARIS (Reuters) - BNP Paribas, the euro zone's biggest lender, posted a higher than expected net profit in the third quarter, with trading revenues helping offset rising costs and markdowns on some le...
Nov 03, 2022
South Korean parents bury children killed in Halloween disaster
By Ju-min Park, Heekyong Yang and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - "Dad, I'm going out" were the last words Jung Hae-moon heard his daughter utter, at the end of a chat they had on the telephone on Saturd...
Nov 03, 2022
Five dead after methane leak at ArcelorMittal coal mine in Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Five people died after a methane gas leak at an ArcelorMittal coal mine in Kazakhstan on Thursday, the company said, and four more people have been hospitalised. The company sai...
Nov 03, 2022
Russia services sector shrinks in Oct as employment falls -PMI
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's service sector contracted sharply in October, dragged down by weak domestic and foreign demand, as well as slumping workforce numbers, which fell at the fastest pace in ove...
Nov 03, 2022
Europe leans on Asia for ‘homegrown’ EV batteries
By Nick Carey and Victoria Waldersee LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) - Europe's drive to build a homegrown electric vehicle battery industry is hitting roadblocks as investors shy away from giving startups su...
Nov 03, 2022
In meat-loving South Africa, climate concerns whet appetite for veggie burgers
By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - In South Africa, a country where 'braai' all-day barbecuing is a national pastime, plant-based substitutes are making surprising inroads despite a deep cultural l...
Nov 03, 2022
Marketmind: One central bank drama after another
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. So, Jerome Powell found a way to quiet the endless market chatter of a pivot even as he opened the door to sm...
Nov 03, 2022
Cricket-Finch ’70-30′ to play in Australia’s World Cup crunch match
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia captain Aaron Finch says he is more likely than not to play in Friday's crunch Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 match against Afghanistan, despite suffering a hamstring strain ...
Nov 03, 2022
Japan considering hypersonic missile deployment by 2030 – Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's defence ministry is considering the deployment of hypersonic missiles by 2030 to boost deterrence by stepping up its counterattack capabilities, the Nikkei business daily rep...
Nov 03, 2022
Delhi’s air a ‘crime against humanity’, spurs calls to close schools
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Delhi's 20 million residents were effectively breathing smoke on Thursday as the air quality index (AQI) breached the "severe" and "hazardous" categories in nearly all monitoring...
Nov 03, 2022
