Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Oil prices ease as Russia output increases
By Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) - Oil prices eased on Thursday, reversing course from the previous session, as rising output from Russia and worries about a potential global recession weighed on futures....
Aug 17, 2022
U.S. Treasury eyes Brazil drug gang ties to illegal Amazon gold mines
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The U.S. government is concerned about links between Brazil's largest drug gang and illegal gold mining in the Amazon rainforest, a U.S. Treasury official said on Wednesday follo...
Aug 17, 2022
Russia replaces Black Sea fleet chief after Crimea blasts
By Natalia Zinets and Mark Trevelyan KYIV/LONDON (Reuters) - Russia has replaced the commander of its Crimea-based Black Sea Fleet after a series of explosions rocked the peninsula it annexed in 2014 ...
Aug 17, 2022
NZ central bank chief says inflation heading in ‘right direction’
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Adrian Orr said on Thursday the central bank was confident domestic inflation was now tracking lower. "We are at the low end...
Aug 17, 2022
Japan security adviser held talks with China’s foreign minister Yang on Wednesday -Jiji
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's national security adviser Takeo Akiba held talks with China's foreign minister Yang Jiechi on Wednesday, news agency Jiji reported on Thursday. The two agreed to continue tal...
Aug 17, 2022
More Japanese firms are raising wages to combat labour shortage – Reuters poll
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - More large Japanese companies are now raising wages to attract workers and cope with chronic staff shortages, a monthly Reuters poll showed on Thursday, a tentat...
Aug 17, 2022
Nepali woman’s quest to learn takes her back to school with son
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A Nepali mother of two, Parwati Sunar finds herself attending the same school as her son after returning to an education system she fled at the age of 15, when sh...
Aug 17, 2022
Irish consumer sentiment hovers at 22-month low in August
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish consumer sentiment slipped marginally to hover at a 22-month low in August as respondents said they expected to further cut back on major purchases in the coming months, a sur...
Aug 17, 2022
Tennis-Injured Halep withdraws from Cincinnati Open
(Reuters) - Twice major champion Simona Halep has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open due to a thigh injury, the WTA said on Wednesday. The 30-year-old Romanian was set to face Veronika Kudermetova in ...
Aug 17, 2022
Argentine official visits neighbors to bolster Falklands claim
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The global geopolitical situation shaped by the war in Ukraine is an opportunity for Argentina to continue adding support for its sovereignty claim over British-run Falkland Islan...
Aug 17, 2022
