Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russia engaging in ‘quiet’ diplomacy with U.S. on Griner prisoner swap, official says
(Reuters) -Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday it was engaged in "quiet diplomacy" with the United States regarding a potential prisoner swap that would include basketball star Brittney Griner....
Aug 18, 2022
Soccer – FIFA sells 2.45 million tickets for Qatar World Cup
(Reuters) - Organisers have sold 2.45 million tickets for this year's World Cup in Qatar, world soccer governing body FIFA said on Thursday, with more than half a million of them sold in the last sale...
Aug 18, 2022
Chile’s GDP up 5.4% in Q2, below estimates
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's economy expanded 5.4% in the second quarter of 2022 from a year earlier, central bank data showed on Thursday, driven by services activities but below expectations of a 5....
Aug 18, 2022
Denmark to invest $5.5 billion in the navy
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Danish defence ministry said on Thursday the Nordic nation will invest 40 billion Danish crowns ($5.47 billion) in its navy. ($1 = 7.3158 Danish crowns) (Reporting by Jacob ...
Aug 18, 2022
U.S. weekly jobless claims edged lower last week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell moderately last week, suggesting some loss momentum in the labor market against the backdrop of higher i...
Aug 18, 2022
Expected slow return to Canada’s inflation target defuses rate-cut bets
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian inflation is not likely to return to the central bank's 2% target until 2024 after possibly peaking in June, as less volatile items like wages and rent dis...
Aug 18, 2022
Norway and New Zealand deliver latest big rate hikes
LONDON (Reuters) - The Norwegian and New Zealand central banks this week both delivered yet more interest rate hikes and signalled further tightening is round the corner as policymakers globally race ...
Aug 18, 2022
Literary institution where Salman Rushdie was attacked ramps up security
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chautauqua Institution, the bucolic New York retreat where Salman Rushdie was attacked last week, has added new security measures, including requiring photo id...
Aug 18, 2022
Russian Foreign Ministry says U.N. proposal to demilitarise Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant ‘unacceptable’
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry on Thursday dismissed a proposal by United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to demilitarise the area around the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia n...
Aug 18, 2022
Stablecoin Tether hires BDO Italia for monthly proof-of-reserve reports
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - Tether, the world's largest stablecoin, said on Thursday it had appointed accounting firm BDO Italia to vouch for its asset reserves, and would look to increas...
Aug 18, 2022
