Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Mideast streaming service Starzplay eyes going public in 2-3 years
By Yousef Saba DUBAI (Reuters) - Starzplay Arabia, an Abu Dhabi-based streaming platform, expects to go public in the next two or three years, its chief executive said on Thursday. Starzplay is among ...
Jun 02, 2022
Foreigners pull out of Asian equities for fifth straight month in May
By Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) - Asian equities continued to witness foreign outflows for a fifth consecutive month in May, hit by concerns over monetary tightening measures by major central banks and supp...
Jun 02, 2022
Spain’s May jobless falls 3.29% from April to 2.92 million, lowest since 2008
(Reuters) - The number of people registering as jobless in Spain fell 3.29% in May from April, by 99,512 people, leaving 2.92 million people out of work, the lowest number since November 2008, when th...
Jun 02, 2022
Canada says Chinese warplanes harassed its patrol aircraft on N.Korea sanctions mission
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Canada's military has accused Chinese warplanes of harassing its patrol aircraft as they monitor North Korea sanction evasions, sometimes forcing Canadian planes to div...
Jun 02, 2022
Swiss catch inflation bug, prices rise at fastest pace in 14 years
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss prices increased by their highest level in 14 years during May, the government said on Thursday, as Switzerland became the latest country to be hit by more expensive fuel and ...
Jun 02, 2022
China’s Ant names Hong Kong bourse boss as independent director in board reshuffle
BEIJING (Reuters) - Ant Group, the Chinese fintech giant controlled by billionaire Jack Ma, has appointed Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing chairman Laura Cha as an independent director in a recent boa...
Jun 02, 2022
Amazon says will shut Kindle bookstore in China next year
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Amazon.com's Kindle unit said on Thursday it will stop operating its Kindle e-bookstore in China from the end of June next year, after which customers in China will no longer be a...
Jun 02, 2022
Japan price pressures mount as firms ditch ‘deflation’ model, says BOJ official
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan may see inflationary pressure build as more companies shift away from a business model that worked under a prolonged period of deflation, Bank of Japan board mem...
Jun 02, 2022
Slovakia to deliver eight Zuzana 2 howitzers to Ukraine, says ministry
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia will deliver eight self-propelled Zuzana 2 howitzers to Ukraine under a commercial contract which a state-controlled producer signed, the Slovak Defence Ministry said on Th...
Jun 02, 2022
OPEC+ working on making up for lower Russian oil output
LONDON (Reuters) -OPEC+ is working on making up for a drop in Russian oil output, two OPEC+ sources said on Thursday, as Russia's production has fallen by around 1 million barrels per day as a result ...
Jun 02, 2022
