Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China has made a decision to put more pressure on Taiwan – Blinken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said China has made a decision that the status quo over Taiwan is "no longer acceptable" and to put more pressure on the self...
Oct 26, 2022
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows ordered to testify in Trump Georgia probe
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff, was ordered by a South Carolina judge on Wednesday to testify in a Georgia criminal probe investigating whether...
Oct 26, 2022
Quotes: Top Bank of Canada officials speak after rate decision
(Reuters) - Below are some key quotes from a news conference by Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem and Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers on Wednesday after the central bank raised key interest r...
Oct 26, 2022
Soccer-Qatar scraps COVID entry test requirement for World Cup fans
(Reuters) - World Cup host Qatar has scrapped a requirement for visitors to obtain a negative COVID-19 test before departing for the Gulf Arab state, its health ministry said in a statement on Wednesd...
Oct 26, 2022
Royal Bank of Canada eyes 2030 emission cuts in lending portfolio
By Manya Saini and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada on Wednesday released interim 2030 targets to cut carbon emissions linked to some of its loans, yet drew criticism from environm...
Oct 26, 2022
Biden administration looking at concert ticket, resort fees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said his administration is examining fees imposed on consumers in a range of sectors, including entertainment and travel, as regulators on Wednesday tar...
Oct 26, 2022
Pennsylvania Democrats try to do damage control after shaky Fetterman debate
By Jarrett Renshaw HARRISBURG, Penn. (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Democrats tried to do damage control on John Fetterman's U.S. Senate campaign on Wednesday, the morning after a shaky debate performance a...
Oct 26, 2022
WestJet’s Sunwing deal likely to raise ‘substantial’ competition issues
MONTREAL (Reuters) - WestJet Airlines' planned purchase of leisure rival Sunwing would likely have "substantial anti-competitive effects" on sales of vacation packages, including higher prices and les...
Oct 26, 2022
Twitter plans to close Musk deal on previously agreed terms-JPMorgan exec
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Twitter plans to close its deal with billionaire Elon Musk on previously agreed price and terms, Anu Aiyengar, global co-head of mergers and acquisitions at JPMorgan Chase & Co, t...
Oct 26, 2022
Iran state news agency says at least 15 killed in “terrorist attack” on Shiraz shrine
DUBAI (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed and ten others injured on Wednesday following an attack in the Shah Cheragh Shrine of Shiraz, Iranian state news agency IRNA said. A media outlet affil...
Oct 26, 2022
