Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Exclusive: Biden sidelined global energy partners with record emergency oil release – sources
By Noah Browning and Dmitry Zhdannikov LONDON (Reuters) - The United States announced a record-sized release of emergency crude oil reserves in March without consulting partners in the International E...
May 09, 2022
Taiwan says ‘very difficult’ to get WHO invite, but trying hard
TAIPEI (Reuters) - It will be "very difficult" for Taiwan to get an invite to a major World Health Organization meeting this month, but efforts are continuing, Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said o...
May 09, 2022
Four-fifths of EM funds still trapped in Russian stocks – research
LONDON (Reuters) - Fewer than a fifth of actively managed emerging market equity funds have cut their exposure to Russian stocks to zero, data from Copley Fund Research shows, with a number of funds u...
May 09, 2022
Lebanon’s descent into turmoil: assassinations, war, financial collapse
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon holds an election on May 15 that could see a shift of power that sends shockwaves far beyond this small country squeezed between Syria and Israel. Here is a timeline of the ...
May 09, 2022
A rival sits out Lebanon’s election. Now Hezbollah could fill the void
By Maya Gebeily TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - The stakes are high in Lebanon's election. The heavily armed Hezbollah movement has seen one of its main rivals descend into disarray, handing it an opport...
May 09, 2022
EU should seize Russian reserves to rebuild Ukraine, Borrell says -FT
(Reuters) -The European Union should consider seizing frozen Russian foreign exchange reserves to help pay for the cost of rebuilding Ukraine after the war, its foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, sa...
May 09, 2022
Bitcoin falls to lowest since January, in line with tumbling stock markets
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Bitcoin fell to its lowest level since January on Monday as slumping equity markets continued to hurt cryptocurrencies, which are currently trading in line with so-c...
May 09, 2022
‘Go home!’ COVID-hit Shanghai, Beijing tell residents to avoid social contacts
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China's two biggest cities tightened COVID-19 curbs on their residents on Monday, raising new frustration and even questions about the legality of its uncompromising battl...
May 09, 2022
China’s April exports slow, imports unchanged amid expanding virus curbs
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's export growth slowed to single digits in April, while imports were unchanged as tighter and wider COVID-19 curbs halted factory production, disrupted supply chains and trig...
May 09, 2022
Canada to help Ukraine find options to export grain to ease supply worries -Trudeau
By Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) - Canada will help Ukraine work out options on how to export stored grain to uphold global food security that has been shaken by Russia's invasion of the country, Canad...
May 09, 2022
