Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Tennis-Wimbledon day four
LONDON (Reuters) - Highlights on day four of the Wimbledon tennis championships on Thursday (all times GMT): 1010 BAUTISTA AGUT WITHDRAWS DUE TO COVID Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut, the 17th seed, bec...
Jun 30, 2022
Basel revises bank crypto capital plan to include blockchain
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Banks should take a conservative approach to setting aside capital to cover risks from "unbacked" crypto assets on their books, the global Basel Committee of banking re...
Jun 30, 2022
Germany presents plan to make changing gender easier
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will cut the red tape required for changing a person's name and gender under a plan presented by the government on Thursday that seeks to abolish a controversial 1980 law re...
Jun 30, 2022
EU extends roaming regulations for telecom providers until 2032
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has extended 'Roam-like-at-home' regulations for telecom providers until 2032, the European Commission announced on Thursday. The scheme allows travellers in th...
Jun 30, 2022
Former F1 supremo Ecclestone condemned for ‘extraordinary’ Putin comments
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone drew condemnation on Thursday after the 91-year-old defended Russian President Vladimir Putin in a television interview as a "first clas...
Jun 30, 2022
Russia open to dialogue on nuclear non-proliferation, Putin says
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Moscow was open to a dialogue on strategic stability and nuclear non-proliferation. Despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine, both Moscow...
Jun 30, 2022
Explainer-Nuts and bolts of the LME’s cancelled nickel trades legal case
By Pratima Desai LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge fund Elliott Associates and Jane Street Global Trading are suing the London Metal Exchange for up to $500 million after the LME cancelled nickel trades on Mar...
Jun 30, 2022
Further pain in store for Asian currencies after turbulent first-half
By Harish Sridharan (Reuters) - Asian currencies will wallow in the near-term, analysts forecast this week, with any respite from their first-half losses only likely to come in the form of proactive p...
Jun 30, 2022
Explainer-What charges might Trump face for trying to overturn 2020 election?
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol has sought to build a case that then-President Donald Trump behaved illegally whe...
Jun 30, 2022
Africa in need of test kits, vaccines for monkeypox – CDC Africa
(Reuters) -Africa has no vaccines for monkeypox and test kits are in short supply, the acting director of Africa's top public health agency said on Thursday. Monkeypox is a viral disease that causes f...
Jun 30, 2022
