Author Archives: Syndicated Content
UK public sector workers to get 5% pay rise -FT
LONDON (Reuters) - Millions of British public-sector workers will be offered pay rises averaging 5% next week, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing unnamed government ministers. The FT repor...
Jul 15, 2022
Japan to forgo setting ceiling on next year’s defense spending – Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government will forgo setting a ceiling on defense spending in next fiscal year's annual budget, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Saturday. The government usually sets a ceil...
Jul 15, 2022
Three killed, 15 injured in missile strikes on Ukraine city of Dnipro, official says
(Reuters) - At least three people were killed and 15 injured following a missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro Friday, the regional governor, Valentyn Reznychenko, said. "The rockets hit an i...
Jul 15, 2022
Waterbomber pilot dies fighting Portugal wildfire
LISBON (Reuters) - A pilot died on Friday when his waterbomber aircraft crashed as it fought a wildfire raging in the northern Portuguese municipality of Torre de Moncorvo, authorities said. Civil Pro...
Jul 15, 2022
Russian government OKs investing 50% of rainy-day fund in OFZ bonds
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian government approved investing up to a half of its rainy-day National Wealth Fund (NWF) in Russian state bonds, a decree showed on Friday, months after foreign investors ...
Jul 15, 2022
Golf-Picture perfect Open so far for Smith
By Steve Keating ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - To hear Cameron Smith you would think he was in Scotland for a holiday with his mates rather than the golfer sitting atop the 150th British Open leade...
Jul 15, 2022
Boric says Chile should draft new constitution if current proposal fails
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean President Gabriel Boric said on Friday that if a proposed new constitution is rejected in a referendum set for September, a new draft would have to be written up from scra...
Jul 15, 2022
Peru’s Congress declines OAS summit over gender neutral bathroom rule
LIMA (Reuters) - The Peruvian government on Friday said the country runs the risk of being unable to host the Organization of American States (OAS) annual General Assembly this year because of a congr...
Jul 15, 2022
Drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, accused of murdering DEA agent, arrested in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, accused of murdering a DEA agent, was arrested in Mexico, according to two sources consulted by Reuters on Friday. (Reporting by Lizbeth Diaz; W...
Jul 15, 2022
U.S. and Saudi announce package of agreements during Biden trip
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - The United States and Saudi Arabia on Friday made a package of announcements ranging from removing peacekeepers from a strategic island off the Saudi and Egyptian coas...
Jul 15, 2022
