Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UN-mandated inquiry concludes war crimes were committed in Ukraine
GENEVA (Reuters) - The chair of an independent Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said on Friday that it had concluded that war crimes had been committed in Ukraine based on evidence gathered from four ...
Sep 23, 2022
Cathay Pacific to increase flight frequencies after Hong Kong eases quarantine restrictions
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd on Friday said it plans to add more than 200 pairs of passenger flights in October to both regional and long-haul destinations. The announcement came a...
Sep 23, 2022
Pakistan’s bonds slump on report UN DP to recommend debt restructuring
LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan's bonds slumped on Friday, leaving many at half of their face value after a Financial Times report that the United Nations Development Programme was set to publish a memo u...
Sep 23, 2022
Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib given medical all-clear to return to prison
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been given medical clearance to return to prison after completing rehabilitative treatment at a Kuala Lumpur hospital, the heal...
Sep 23, 2022
South Africa mine dam collapse highlights patchy regulation
By Nelson Banya (Reuters) - The collapse of a tailings dam in South Africa earlier this month has put the spotlight on the need for binding global regulations of facilities used to store mining waste,...
Sep 23, 2022
Denmark to allow mink breeding again from 2023
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark will not extend a ban on mink breeding when the current ban expires at the turn of the year, the country's agriculture ministry said on Friday. The government introduced ...
Sep 23, 2022
UK’s Kwarteng to scrap top rate of income tax, cut basic rate from April
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Friday he would scrap the country's top rate of income tax and cut the basic rate next April - a year earlier than expected - t...
Sep 23, 2022
Goldman Sachs cuts 2022 target for S&P 500 by 16%
(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs has cut its year-end 2022 target for the benchmark S&P 500 index by about 16% to 3,600 points, as the U.S. Federal Reserve shows little signs of stepping back from its aggres...
Sep 23, 2022
Biden to announce $1.5 billion to fight U.S. opioid crisis
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will announce on Friday nearly $1.5 billion to fund access to medications for opioid overdoses, sanctions against traffickers, and i...
Sep 23, 2022
Explainer-Rightist alliance set for Italian election victory
ROME (Reuters) - Italy votes in a national election on Sunday that could herald its most right-wing government since World War Two, led by its first woman prime minister. The vote was called after inf...
Sep 23, 2022
