Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox-Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - China's commercial capital of Shanghai was dealt a blow on Monday as authorities reported 58 new COVID-19 cases outside quarantine areas while Beijing pressed on with testing millions of i...
May 02, 2022
Tears and chocolate as New Zealand opens its borders to 60 more countries
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand welcomed thousands of travellers from around the globe on Wednesday as the country opened its borders to visitors from around 60 nations including th...
May 02, 2022
Uneven earnings season providing little fuel for volatile U.S. stock market
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mixed financial results from U.S. megacap companies are dampening an otherwise better-than-expected first-quarter earnings season and so far failing to fuel sto...
May 02, 2022
Russia swerves to avoid default: what is next?
By Rodrigo Campos and Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) - Russia may have averted default as it announced it had made several overdue payments in dollars on its overseas bonds, shifting the market's...
May 02, 2022
Setback for Shanghai’s COVID battle; Beijing focus on mass testing
By Brenda Goh and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - China's commercial capital of Shanghai was dealt a blow on Monday as authorities reported 58 new COVID-19 cases outside quarantine areas while ...
May 02, 2022
Jill Biden to meet with Ukrainian refugees during visit to Romania and Slovakia
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - First lady Jill Biden will visit Romania and Slovakia from May 5-9 to meet with U.S. service members and embassy personnel, displaced Ukrainian parents and chil...
May 02, 2022
Beijing concerned with rising North Korea tensions, envoy says in Seoul
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Beijing is concerned about the tense situation on the Korean peninsula, China's Korean affairs envoy said as he arrived for talks in Seoul this week, adding that both t...
May 02, 2022
Gold dips as bond yields rise before Fed meeting
By Bharat Gautam (Reuters) - Gold prices fell on Monday as elevated U.S. Treasury yields pressured demand for zero-yield bullion, ahead of a widely expected big interest rate hike by the Federal Reser...
May 01, 2022
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - Around 100 civilians evacuated from the ruined Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol were due to arrive in a Ukrainian-held city on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, after U....
May 01, 2022
United States to invite Pacific leaders to White House, ramp up diplomatic ties
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration plans to step up diplomatic engagement with Pacific Island countries, Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Mo...
May 01, 2022
