Author Archives: Syndicated Content
WhatsApp outage: some users have connection restored
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Popular messaging app WhatsApp was slowly coming back online by 0900 GMT on Tuesday, with some users in India, Asia and the United Kingdom saying they were able to send and recei...
Oct 25, 2022
Philippines’ central bank governor favours matching Fed hike
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' Central Bank Governor Felipe Medalla repeated on Tuesday he would vote to match the policy move of the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is expected to deliver another 75...
Oct 25, 2022
Cricket-Zimbabwe coach critical of decision to play on in Hobart
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe coach Dave Houghton criticised the umpires' decision to continue their T20 World Cup match against South Africa despite heavy rain on Monday, with one of his bowlers lef...
Oct 25, 2022
Australia boosts defence, Pacific diplomacy spending in budget
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Tuesday pledged increased defence spending and efforts to firm up diplomatic ties with neighbouring Southeast Asian and Pacific nations as it seeks to counter China's g...
Oct 25, 2022
Iran says more arrests made in French ‘spies’ case
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have made more arrests in "the case of French spies", the judiciary spokesperson said on Tuesday, saying those newly detained had been accused of "conspiracy and ...
Oct 25, 2022
Biden to get latest COVID vaccine, urge Americans to do same
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday will receive an updated COVID-19 vaccine while launching a new push to boost the number of Americans, especially seniors, ge...
Oct 25, 2022
BlackRock raises $4.5 billion for climate-focused infrastructure fund
(Reuters) - BlackRock Inc has raised $4.5 billion out of an overall $7.5 billion-target for a new fund to invest in infrastructure assets aimed at climate-focused projects, the world's largest asset m...
Oct 25, 2022
China’s Q4 GDP hits early speed bump as COVID stifles economy
By Ryan Woo, Ellen Zhang and Bernard Orr BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economic growth is hitting an early speed bump in the fourth quarter as COVID-19 curbs and anxieties further tapped the brakes on t...
Oct 25, 2022
Climate inaction risks damaging Philippines growth – World Bank
MANILA (Reuters) - Extreme weather events and rising temperatures could see 13.6% of the Philippines' economic output lost by 2040, inflicting a heavy toll on the country's poorest if it does not addr...
Oct 25, 2022
Goldman’s Solomon: Fed could raise beyond 4.5-4.75% if no ‘real changes in behaviour’
RIYADH (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said on Tuesday the U.S. Federal Reserve said economic conditions will "tighten meaningfully from here" and the U.S. Federal Reserve could hike rates...
Oct 25, 2022
