Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says could split up Petrobras as prelude to privatization
(Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday floated the idea of splitting state-owned Petrobras into various pieces as a prelude to privatizing it. Speaking in a taped interview, Bolsona...
May 31, 2022
UK aims to send the first group of asylum seekers to Rwanda on June 14
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Britain aims to send a first group of asylum seekers to Rwanda in two weeks' time as part of a policy which the government says is designed to break people-smuggl...
May 31, 2022
Canada housing boom to halt next year on higher mortgage rates – Reuters poll
By Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU (Reuters) - Canadian house price inflation will slow to 10% this year as the Bank of Canada raises interest rates aggressively, a Reuters poll of property market experts fo...
May 31, 2022
Russian airstrike hits acid tank in Ukraine’s Sievierodonetsk, governor says
(Reuters) - A Russian airstrike hit a nitric acid tank in the frontline city of Sievierodonetsk, local governor Serhiy Gaidai said on Tuesday. In a post on the Telegram app, he urged local residents n...
May 31, 2022
U.S. says GM Mexican plant workers’ vote shows bargaining benefits
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai said on Friday the vote by General Motors workers at a pickup truck plant in Mexico to approve a new contract ...
May 31, 2022
After two months, a scarred Shanghai’s COVID-19 lockdown ends
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Following two months of frustration, despair and economic loss, Shanghai's draconian COVID-19 lockdown ended at midnight on Wednesday morning, prompting celebrations...
May 31, 2022
Insurance broker Acrisure touches $23 billion in valuation after latest funding
(Reuters) - Acrisure said on Tuesday it had raised $725 million in a fresh funding round led by a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, valuing the insurance brokerage at $23 bill...
May 31, 2022
U.S. Senate banking panel urges Wells Fargo to ‘finally’ fix problems
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The head of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday called on Wells Fargo & Co Chief Executive Charles Scharf to "finally" address weaknesses at the bank, ...
May 31, 2022
U.S. jury finds ex-Clinton campaign lawyer not guilty of lying to FBI
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A jury in Washington on Tuesday found a former attorney for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign not guilty of lying to the FBI when he met with the bureau i...
May 31, 2022
Rwanda says ‘will not sit idly by’ if attacked in dispute with Congo
By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwanda will retaliate if it suffers further attacks from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, after accusing Co...
May 31, 2022
