Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Portugal’s economy loses momentum, inflation weighs on consumption
By Sergio Goncalves and Mariana Azevedo (Reuters) - Portugal's economy lost momentum in the second quarter after a very strong start to the year, with inflation at a three-decade high weighing on priv...
Jul 29, 2022
Exxon posts record-breaking second-quarter profit
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday posted its biggest quarterly profit ever on the back of soaring energy prices and as it kept a tight rein on spending. The top U.S. oil ...
Jul 29, 2022
Ukraine’s military blames Russia for strike that killed Ukrainian prisoners
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's military denied carrying out an attack on a prison in separatist-held territory that Russia's defence ministry said killed 40 Ukrainian prisoners of war on Friday, and blame...
Jul 29, 2022
Euro zone growth, inflation accelerate, but recession looms later in year
By Jan Strupczewski and Balazs Koranyi BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The euro zone economy grew much faster than expected in the second quarter, but economists said it might be the economy's last hur...
Jul 29, 2022
Wildfire hero ‘fighting’ in hospital, Spanish town counts costs
By Guillermo Martinez TABARA, Spain (Reuters) - In the Spanish town of Tabara, residents are counting the costs of a wildfire that spared the town but ravaged agricultural land, leaving one of their o...
Jul 29, 2022
Former British envoy to US, Christopher Meyer, dies
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday led tributes to Britain's former ambassador to the United States, Christopher Meyer, who served as the go-between for George Bush and Tony Bla...
Jul 29, 2022
Ukrainian president: Ukraine is ready for grain shipments, awaits signal to start
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday his country is ready to start grain shipments from Black sea ports and is awaiting a signal from the United Nations and Turkey t...
Jul 29, 2022
UK companies may face ‘action’ if they downplay climate risk, watchdogs say
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Some of Britain's top listed companies could be downplaying risks from climate change on their bottom line and could face "appropriate action", regulators said on Frida...
Jul 29, 2022
UK court rejects newspaper appeal over Prince Philip will hearing
LONDON (Reuters) - The Court of Appeal in London on Friday dismissed a challenge by a newspaper which argued it was wrong to hold in secret a hearing which decided that the will of Prince Philip, Quee...
Jul 29, 2022
Irish climate body says targets to halve greenhouse emissions not enough
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's independent climate advisory body said sectoral targets set by government this week to limit carbon emissions fall short of the 51% cut to greenhouse gas emissions ministe...
Jul 29, 2022
