Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.N. chief to visit Moscow on Tuesday, will meet Putin
(Fixes date of Guterres' visit after UN spokesperson corrected previous statement) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Moscow on Tuesday, where he will ...
Apr 22, 2022
Yellen says lowering U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods ‘worth considering’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday said it was worth considering taking steps to lower U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods given the "desirable effects" such a move could ...
Apr 22, 2022
Global miners must overcome labour shortages, inflation pain to meet targets
By Shashwat Awasthi and Clara Denina (Reuters) - Global mining companies must overcome COVID-related labour shortages and soaring production costs if they are to meet annual production targets, analys...
Apr 22, 2022
Trump ‘some responsibility’ for Jan. 6 shortly after attack, McCarthy said -NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump acknowledged "some responsibility" for what happened the day of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy told ...
Apr 22, 2022
Sri Lanka says India, World Bank consider $2 billion bridge finance
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's finance minister said on Friday that its neighbour India and the World Bank are considering extending about $2 billion in bridge finance so it can ...
Apr 22, 2022
McDonald’s beats back challenge to settlement with U.S. labor agency
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp on Friday defeated a union-backed organizing group's challenge to a settlement with a U.S. labor agency over claims that the company helped franchisees a...
Apr 22, 2022
Starbucks eyes changes to mobile app, drive-thrus, taps ex-McDonald’s exec
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Starbucks has hired a former McDonald's executive to oversee technology as returning CEO Howard Schultz explores changes to the coffee chain's drive-thru, mobile or...
Apr 22, 2022
Russian negotiator confirms ‘several long conversations’ took place with Ukrainian side
(Reuters) - Russian and Ukrainian negotiators held discussions on Friday, the head of Moscow's delegation said, but Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said diplomatic efforts to end the war remai...
Apr 22, 2022
Spain to probe COVID-19 contracts allegedly linked to ministers
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's anti-corruption prosecutor said on Friday it would open a preliminary inquiry into alleged corruption by companies purportedly linked to government ministers that won lucrat...
Apr 22, 2022
The golden ticket: Will Trump’s endorsement in Ohio race burnish or tarnish his star power?
By James Oliphant CORTLAND, Ohio (Reuters) - Josh Mandel, a leading contender to win the nomination in the U.S. Senate Republican primary battle in Ohio, expressed confidence this week that victory wa...
Apr 22, 2022
