Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ugandan president signs law critics say will stifle free speech
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law a communications legislation to curb hate speech, his office said on Thursday, but critics warn it could squash free speech and cr...
Oct 13, 2022
Fiscal expansion risks forcing ECB into more rate hikes, Kazaks says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Central Bank should keep raising interest rates quickly, and expansive fiscal policy around the 19-country euro zone is raising the risk the bank will have to tight...
Oct 13, 2022
Lula plans broad Brazil consumer debt renegotiation, adviser says
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has proposed a broad consumer debt renegotiation program backed by government guarantees, aimed at reli...
Oct 13, 2022
Brazil’s Bolsonaro trails former President Lula ahead of runoff vote-poll
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is still lagging behind rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ahead of the runoff vote set for the end of the month, according to a poll by Genial/Qu...
Oct 13, 2022
Lebanon president says negotiations on maritime border with israel came to ‘positive end’
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's President Michel Aoun announced on Thursday his country's acceptance of the U.S.-brokered maritime border deal with Israel, saying talks had come to "a positive end." Aoun...
Oct 13, 2022
Soccer-UEFA investigating Ireland players over pro-IRA chant
(Reuters) - UEFA have opened an investigation into "potential inappropriate behaviour" by Republic of Ireland players for singing a song referencing the IRA after qualifying for their first women's Wo...
Oct 13, 2022
Cloudy skies for Brazil sugar and ethanol as country heads back to polls
By Marcelo Teixeira NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brazilian sugar and ethanol makers will likely face a less favorable business environment regardless of who emerges victorious from the hotly-contested Brazili...
Oct 13, 2022
Nigerian court drops terrorism charges against separatist leader Kanu
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria's Court of Appeal on Thursday dropped terrorism charges against leader Nnamdi Kanu that had been brought by the government, in a unanimous decision by all thr...
Oct 13, 2022
Record EU sugar prices leave sweet-makers with bitter taste
By Maytaal Angel, Sybille de La Hamaide and Michael Hogan LONDON/PARIS/HAMBURG (Reuters) - Record-high sugar prices in the European Union, nearly three times levels seen a year ago following extreme w...
Oct 13, 2022
North Korea says it took ‘strong military countermeasures’ after S.Korea artillery fire – KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday it took "strong military countermeasures" after South Korea staged artillery fire, state news agency KCNA said, citing an army spokesperson. The statement ...
Oct 13, 2022
