Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cyprus farmers dump milk, light fires in price, production protest
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cypriot farmers dumped tonnes of milk and lit bales of hay outside the presidential palace in the capital Nicosia on Wednesday, in protest at high prices and production issues. Goa...
May 18, 2022
Portugal’s central bank opens its vaults for rare glimpse of gold bars
By Sergio Goncalves and Pedro Nunes LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's central bank has opened up its heavily guarded vaults in a small commuter town near Lisbon, giving a rare glimpse of where some of the...
May 18, 2022
U.S. to allow 35,000 more guest workers as summer nears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will grant employers as many as 35,000 further H-2B visas for seasonal guest workers starting jobs between April 1 and Sept. 30, according to a government state...
May 18, 2022
Italy strongly backs Finland, Sweden bids to join NATO – PM
ROME (Reuters) - Rome strongly supports Finland's and Sweden's application to join NATO and is willing to speed up any internal procedures for the two countries to join the alliance as soon as possibl...
May 18, 2022
Mozambique detects first case of polio in 30 years
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Mozambique on Wednesday declared a polio outbreak after the virus was detected in a child living in the northeastern Tete region, the first case of the poliovirus in the country ...
May 18, 2022
Serbia’s central bank cuts 2022 growth forecast on Ukraine crisis
(Corrects figures in first paragraph to 3.5%-4.5% from 3%-4% and to 4%-5% from 3.5%-4.5%) BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's central bank on Wednesday cut its 2022 growth forecast to 3%-4% from 3.5%-4.5% d...
May 18, 2022
Afghanistan’s Taliban mediate ceasefire between Pakistan, local militants
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Saud Mehsud KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban in Afghanistan have mediated a temporary ceasefire between Pakistan and a local Pakistani Taliban militant group following talks b...
May 18, 2022
Global bond ETF industry to triple to $10 trillion by 2030 – BlackRock
LONDON (Reuters) - Assets under management held by global fixed income exchange traded funds are expected to triple to $5 trillion by 2030, according to the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock. B...
May 18, 2022
U.S. men’s and women’s soccer teams strike equal pay deal, U.S. Soccer says
(Reuters) - The United States Soccer Federation said on Wednesday it had reached collective bargaining agreements with its men's and women's soccer teams that achieve equal pay for players and create ...
May 18, 2022
T.J. Maxx parent cuts U.S. sales forecast as inflation hits spending
(Reuters) - Discount store operator TJX Cos Inc on Wednesday cut its full-year sales forecast after missing first-quarter revenue estimates, as demand for apparel and discretionary goods showed signs ...
May 18, 2022
