Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swiss National Bank’s Jordan says central bank independence vital to fight inflation
ZURICH (Reuters) - Central banks need to resist political pressure to slow monetary policy tightening as they hike interest rates to fight resurgent inflation, Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jord...
Oct 11, 2022
Bahrain’s GFH buys U.S. clinics portfolio worth around $400 million
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain-based investment company GFH Financial Group said on Tuesday it bought its second portfolio of U.S. medical clinics, valued at around $400 million. The portfolio of 11 assets...
Oct 11, 2022
Uber, Lyft slump as U.S. proposal on workers a potential blow to gig economy
(Reuters) - Shares of Uber Inc, Lyft Inc and Doordash Inc fell about 10% on Tuesday on fears that a U.S. proposal to deter companies from treating workers as independent contractors would raise costs ...
Oct 11, 2022
South Africa elected to UN rights council, South Korea, Venezuela lose seats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday elected South Africa, Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Morocco, Romania and Vietnam to th...
Oct 11, 2022
Last goodbyes as Thailand marks lives of child massacre victims
By Jiraporn Kuhakan UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (Reuters) - Thousands of people gathered at temples in northeast Thailand on Tuesday to cremate the victims of a massacre of 36 people, among them 22 preschoo...
Oct 11, 2022
JPMorgan says it is not seeing any impact from alleged hack
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Tuesday it was aware of reports that a hacker group had blocked the bank's network infrastructure but the company has not seen any impact on its operations yet,...
Oct 11, 2022
Hockey Canada CEO has left organization, board of directors stepping down
By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Hockey Canada said on Tuesday Chief Executive Scott Smith has left the organisation and all board members have agreed to step down as the national governing body faces incr...
Oct 11, 2022
Turkey sees ‘common understanding’ with Russia in need for ceasefire in Ukraine
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar observed a "common understanding" regarding the need for a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire in a phone call with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu...
Oct 11, 2022
Ukraine capital cleans up after second-day air raid scare
By Jonathan Landay KYIV (Reuters) - Sitting cross-legged in a passageway deep within Kyiv's Zoloti Vorota metro station, 10-year-old Daria Kucher ignored roaring trains and hundreds of other people ta...
Oct 11, 2022
Carbon monoxide leak at Pennsylvania daycare sends children to hospital
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - A carbon monoxide leak sent dozens of children and staffers at a Pennsylvania daycare center to local hospitals on Tuesday in an evacuation that drew every ambulance in the c...
Oct 11, 2022
