Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine falls by a quarter after Kyiv shuts route
(Reuters) - Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine fell by a quarter on Wednesday after Kyiv halted use of a major transit route blaming interference by occupying Russian forces, the first time expor...
May 11, 2022
Europe plans to drop mandatory mask requirements for air travel next week
LONDON (Reuters) - Face masks are set to be no longer mandatory in airports and on flights in Europe, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Co...
May 11, 2022
Lloyd’s of London AGM goes virtual on activist threat
LONDON (Reuters) - Commercial insurance market Lloyd's of London is encouraging members of its 100-odd syndicates to attend its annual general meeting next week online rather than in person, due to th...
May 11, 2022
Biden considers executive orders, new funds for abortion
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is considering executive orders and other measures to increase access and funding for women if the U.S. Supreme Court votes to overturn the R...
May 11, 2022
Hungary says EU’s Russia oil embargo should exempt pipeline shipments
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Russian shipments via pipelines should be exempted from planned European Union oil sanctions against Moscow that, in their current form, would destroy Hungary's economy, its Forei...
May 11, 2022
China’s commodities consumption to slow, no longer ‘big bulls’, says analyst Mistry
By Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Buyers in China, the world's second-largest palm oil importer, are "no longer big bulls" in the commodities markets as they face an economic slowdown while the ...
May 11, 2022
Congo mines minister seeks to cancel artisanal cobalt monopoly
By Helen Reid CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo Mines Minister Antoinette N'Samba Kalambayi is seeking to cancel a decree granting Entreprise Generale du Cobalt (EGC) a monopoly over ...
May 11, 2022
Dollar-pegged stablecoin TerraUSD falls to 30 cents
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Stablecoin TerraUSD, a digital token that is meant to be pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar, dropped to 30 cents on Wednesday, as traders waited for a recovery plan promised by its fo...
May 11, 2022
After Philippines election triumph, Marcos visits dictator father’s grave
By Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) - Ferdinand Marcos Jr. went to the grave of his father, the disgraced Philippines dictator, the day after winning the presidential election, a visit that underscor...
May 11, 2022
ECB’s Lagarde cements expectations for upcoming rate hike
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) -The European Central Bank is likely to end its bond-buying stimulus programme early in the third quarter of this year, followed by a rate hike that could come just "a few weeks" l...
May 11, 2022
