Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ukraine welcomes Senate confirmation of U.S. ambassador
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine welcomes the U.S. Senate's confirmation of Bridget Brink as Washington's Ambassador to Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff said on Thursday. "We ...
May 19, 2022
Cycling-Australian Ewan quits ‘Giro from hell’ race ahead of stage 12
(Reuters) - Australia's Caleb Ewan will head home early from the Giro d'Italia after a difficult campaign to begin preparations for the Tour de France, his team Lotto Soudal said on Thursday. The 27-y...
May 19, 2022
Poland says it will help Sweden, Finland if they’re attacked before NATO accession
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will assist Sweden and Finland, should they be attacked before obtaining NATO membership, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday. "I consider the accession of Swe...
May 19, 2022
Sri Lanka c. bank governor says sees more stability, to stay in post
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Swati Bhat COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's central bank governor said on Thursday he will stay on as head of the bank given an improvement in political stability in the midst ...
May 19, 2022
MLB roundup: Mets clobber Cards, but Scherzer leaves with injury
Max Scherzer earned the win but departed with left side discomfort with two outs in the sixth inning Wednesday night for the host New York Mets, who beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-4. Scherzer was ahe...
May 19, 2022
Half of Gazprom’s 54 clients opened Gazprombank accounts, says Russia’s Novak
(Reuters) - Half of Russian gas giant Gazprom's 54 clients have opened accounts at Gazprombank, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday, as Moscow seeks to compel its clients to pay for...
May 19, 2022
Two major banks expect more pain for U.S. equities
By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) - Two major banks expect more pain for the U.S. stock markets after benchmark indexes posted on Wednesday their worst one-day losses in two years. In a report pub...
May 19, 2022
No nuclear arms or NATO bases on Finland’s soil, PM tells paper
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland does not want NATO to deploy nuclear weapons or set up military bases on its territory even if Finland becomes a member, the Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin told an Ita...
May 19, 2022
Hong Kong new listings volume sinks to 9-year low on China slowdown
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's new listings volume plunged 90% to a nine-year low this year, data showed, as China's sharp economic slowdown and its regulatory drive cast a long sh...
May 19, 2022
ICRC begins registering hundreds of prisoners of war from Azovstal
BERLIN (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has begun registering hundreds of prisoners of war (POWs) from the besieged Azovstal steel works in the Ukrainian port of Mariupo...
May 19, 2022
