Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Doping-WADA concerned over delay in probe into Russian Valieva’s positive test
(Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency will take the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to the Court of Arbitration for Sport if it does not "promptly" resolve a delay in its doping investigation of figure ...
Oct 27, 2022
Aggressive rate hikes the name of the game for big central banks
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank delivered a second straight 75-basis-point interest rate hike on Thursday, the latest sign that major central banks are serious about curbing hot inflation...
Oct 27, 2022
‘Why don’t we use me?’-Thai transgender advocate wants her Miss Universe to inspire
By Chayut Setboonsarng and Juarawee Kittisilpa BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai celebrity media tycoon, transgender rights advocate and new owner of the Miss Universe beauty pageant wants to use the event t...
Oct 27, 2022
Swiss watchdog to monitor Credit Suisse strategy rollout
ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse has taken measures to reduce risks and improve its capital situation, Swiss banking supervisor FINMA said on Thursday after the bank unveiled a sweeping overhaul. "It ...
Oct 27, 2022
Soccer-Champions League final round permutations
BERLIN (Reuters) - The controversial VAR decision to rule out Harry Kane's stoppage-time winner against Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday prevented Tottenham Hotspur from progressing into the Champions Lea...
Oct 27, 2022
China willing to deepen relationship with Russia, says senior diplomat
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is willing to deepen its relationship with Russia in all levels and any attempt to block the progress of the two nations will never succeed, China's senior diplomat Wang Yi s...
Oct 27, 2022
Summer rolls on along French Riviera as balmy temperatures persist
NICE, France (Reuters) - It is late October on the French Riviera, but tourists are sunbathing in bikini, the terraces are full and the seawater is warm enough for swimming. On the beach in Nice, few ...
Oct 27, 2022
United States pledges further $30 million in aid to flood-hit Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United States will give Pakistan a further $30 million in aid to help millions of people whose lives were disrupted by severe flooding in recent months, the U.S. Embassy in I...
Oct 27, 2022
‘Survival kits’ in lifts: Kyiv residents get creative amid power cuts
By Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) - When near-daily rolling blackouts began in his Kyiv apartment block, Taras Logginov knew anyone getting stuck in the lifts of the 17-storey building would appreciate som...
Oct 27, 2022
UK banks start cutting ‘Truss premium’ from mortgage rates, but slowly
By Iain Withers and Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) - Having hiked mortgage rates after political turmoil drove up the cost of borrowing, British banks are now cutting home loan prices, albeit slowly,...
Oct 27, 2022
