Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Germany pledges 1 billion euros in grants to help Ukraine – Finance Minister
KOENIGSWINTER, Germany (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said he pledged 1 billion euros ($1.06 billion) in grants to Ukraine at a meeting of finance officials from the Group of Se...
May 19, 2022
Pakistan bans imports of all non-essential luxury goods – minister
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan has banned the import of all non-essential luxury goods in a bid to stabilize the economy, the information minister said on Thursday, describing the situation as...
May 19, 2022
EU ambassador to UK says bloc won’t change mandate in Brexit talks
LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union will not give a new mandate to renegotiate post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland agreed as part of the Brexit deal, the bloc's ambassador to London said on...
May 19, 2022
Polestar cuts 2022 delivery forecast amid China lockdown
(Reuters) - Swedish electric-vehicle maker Polestar cut its 2022 delivery forecast by 15,000 units to 50,000 vehicles on Thursday, hit by COVID-19 lockdowns in China. "The reduction for 2022 is 100% a...
May 19, 2022
UK says there is a way through Turkey’s concerns over Sweden, Finland joining NATO
LONDON (Reuters) - British defence minister Ben Wallace said on Thursday he believed there was a way to address Turkey's concerns over Sweden and Finland joining NATO. Finland and Sweden formally appl...
May 19, 2022
France’s Macron: wants quick EU opinion on Moldova request for membership
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said he wanted the European Union (EU) to give a "quick opinion" to Moldova's request for membership of the EU, as he hosted a meeting with Moldovan ...
May 19, 2022
Different opinions in NATO is not unusual, Stoltenberg says
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - It is not unusual for members of NATO to have different opinions, NATO's General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, referring to Turkey's reluctance to accept Sweden a...
May 19, 2022
U.S. existing home sales fall for third straight month; house prices at record high
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. existing home sales dropped to the lowest level in nearly two years in April as house prices jumped to a record high amid a persistent lack of inventory. Existing home sale...
May 19, 2022
Rwanda expects first 50 asylum seekers transferred from UK by end of May
By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) -Rwanda expects the first group of 50 asylum seekers to be transferred from Britain by the end of May, a government spokesperson said on Thursday. In April t...
May 19, 2022
UK lottery winner says she was ready for record $228 million jackpot
LONDON (Reuters) - A married couple from England announced on Thursday that they had landed Britain's biggest-ever lottery jackpot of 184 million pounds ($228.4 million), and one of the lucky winners ...
May 19, 2022
