Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cricket-Rain washes out New Zealand-Afghanistan clash at T20 World Cup
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) -New Zealand's Super 12 match against Afghanistan at the T20 World Cup was abandoned on Wednesday without a ball bowled due to rain, leaving both teams to share the p...
Oct 26, 2022
Germany to legalize cannabis use for recreational purposes
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany on Wednesday set out plans to legalise cannabis, in a move promised by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government that would make it one of the first countries in Europe to make we...
Oct 26, 2022
Kremlin says Griner prisoner swap must be negotiated behind closed doors
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Wednesday said that a potential prisoner exchange with the United States to free U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner, who is serving a nine-year prison sentence...
Oct 26, 2022
Olympics-Greece blocks top sailor’s effort for nationality change
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's Olympic Committee (HOC) on Wednesday said it had refused to allow top sailor and Tokyo Olympics competitor Vasileia Karachaliou to go ahead with her attempted nationality s...
Oct 26, 2022
Japan’s life insurers to buy more super-long bonds as yields hit multi-year highs
By Kevin Buckland and Tomo Uetake TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese life insurers plan to buy more super-long government bonds, enticed by the highest yields since 2014. Nippon Life, Japan Post Insurance and...
Oct 26, 2022
UK fiscal statement delayed to Nov. 17, says finance minister Hunt
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has postponed the announcement of a plan to repair the country's public finances to Nov. 17 for it to reflect the "most accurate possible economic forecasts," finance minist...
Oct 26, 2022
Kremlin says it will keep making case on alleged Ukraine dirty bomb threat
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday it would "vigorously" continue to make the case to the international community that it believed Ukraine intended to detonate a "dirty bomb" with radioac...
Oct 26, 2022
U.S. firm Westinghouse likely to win Polish nuclear contract – deputy PM
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland is likely to choose U.S. firm Westinghouse Electric Co to build its first nuclear power plant, while Korea Hydro Nuclear Power (KHNP) may be involved in a project planned by ...
Oct 26, 2022
UK PM Sunak tells ministers: fiscal statement delay needed to get decisions right
LONDON (Reuters) - New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told his cabinet of ministers on Wednesday the government will delay a fiscal event until Nov. 17 because it is important to get difficult dec...
Oct 26, 2022
European banks cash in on rising rates as clouds gather
By Tom Sims, John O'Donnell and Jess Aguado FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Some of Europe's largest banks warned of growing risks as the economy fizzles after posting stronger-than-expected profits on Wednesda...
Oct 26, 2022
