Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. charges three, including an Oath Keepers volunteer, for roles in Capitol attack
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three Florida residents were charged on Wednesday in connection with the January 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including one of whom prosecutors said sought...
Jun 15, 2022
Pakistan further removes fuel subsidies to win IMF funding -Finance Minister
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan on Wednesday further removed fuel subsidies in a bid to trim the fiscal deficit and aimed at securing critical support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the fi...
Jun 15, 2022
Volkswagen asks for more time in Brazil human rights probe
By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen asked for more time to review reports alleging human rights violations tantamount to "modern slavery" on a farm it owned in Brazil between 1974-1986...
Jun 15, 2022
Russia expresses ‘serious concern’ to Israeli ambassador over Syria air strikes
(Reuters) - Russia expressed "serious concern" on Wednesday to Israel's ambassador about air strikes that shut down Syria's Damascus International Airport last week, the foreign ministry said in a sta...
Jun 15, 2022
Analysis-Ukrainian dreams of retaking Kherson hinge on Western weapons
By Conor Humphries MYKOLAIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - For the Ukrainian soldiers fighting to retake ground in the wheat fields and empty villages northwest of the city of Kherson, the liberation of one of ...
Jun 15, 2022
Instant View: Fed hikes rates by 0.75 percentage point, flags slowing economy
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday to stem a disruptive surge in inflation, and projected a slow...
Jun 15, 2022
Dollar extends gains after Fed rate decision
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar extended its gains on Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve raised its target interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point to stem a disruptive surge in in...
Jun 15, 2022
Explainer-What Americans face now as the Fed raises interest rates
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's big interest rate hike on Wednesday -- and the expectation of more to come -- is aimed at bringing down 40-year high inflation topping 8% on an annual basis in r...
Jun 15, 2022
NFL-Commanders owner Snyder will not appear before congressional panel next week
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) - Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder will not appear before a House committee hearing into his team's workplace culture next week as requested, according to a letter obtai...
Jun 15, 2022
U.S. puts sanctions on men tied to Russian ultranationalist group
By Arshad Mohammed and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday on two men linked to a Russian "ethnically motivated violent extremist group," one of w...
Jun 15, 2022
