Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Motor racing-Ecclestone arrested in Brazil for illegally carrying a gun
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone was arrested in Brazil late on Wednesday for illegally carrying a gun while boarding a private plane to Switzerland, local police sai...
May 26, 2022
Strong quake strikes southern Peru; no Tsunami warning
(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Tirapata region of southern Peru on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 212 km (132 miles), USGS...
May 26, 2022
VTB says Russian banks could get $52 billion boost if country ditches Basel rules
(Reuters) - Russia's banks could get a 3.3 trillion rouble ($52 billion)capital boost if the central bank ditches Basel capital requirements, the head of VTB Bank Andrey Kostin said on Thursday. Russi...
May 26, 2022
Fertiliser maker Yara says world faces extreme food supply shock
By Dmitry Zhdannikov DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Norwegian fertiliser giant Yara says donors urgently need to close the U.N.'s $10 billion food programme funding gap to avoid a catastrophe as sanct...
May 26, 2022
Tennis-Third seed Badosa needs three sets to oust Juvan in second round
By Karolos Grohmann PARIS (Reuters) - Third seed Paula Badosa outlasted Slovenia's Kaja Juvan before making sure of a third round spot with a 7-5 3-6 6-2 victory at the French Open on Thursday. Badosa...
May 26, 2022
South Korea nepotism scandals cast shadow over Yoon’s political honeymoon
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) - Just two weeks in office, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol faces clouds over his political honeymoon after a second cabinet nominee withdrew from consideration ...
May 26, 2022
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says money making some countries tolerant of Russia
KYIV (Reuters) - The appeal of Russian money is making some countries tolerant of its aggression, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday as he rejected calls to accept territorial co...
May 26, 2022
WeWork appoints Andre Fernandez as CFO
(Reuters) - Flexible workspace provider WeWork Inc on Thursday appointed Andre Fernandez as its chief financial officer (CFO), replacing Benjamin Dunham. Fernandez, who most recently served as the CFO...
May 26, 2022
Shakira loses appeal to avoid trial in Spanish tax fraud case
MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish court has dismissed an appeal from Colombian singer Shakira and ratified a prior decision, which saw "sufficient evidence" to send her to stand trial over alleged tax frau...
May 26, 2022
Dollar Tree raises annual sales outlook
(Reuters) - Dollar Tree Inc increased its sales forecast for the year on Thursday benefiting from more Americans turning to discount stores as record high inflation depletes their spending power. The ...
May 26, 2022
