Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China should set up carbon ‘connect’ scheme to woo foreign investors – expert
BOAO, China (Reuters) - China should launch a pilot "connect" market access programme for carbon with Hong Kong to enable foreign investors to enter the country's fast-growing green finance sector, a ...
Apr 21, 2022
South Korean court overturns conviction of soldiers for gay sex
By Soo-hyang Choi and Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's top court overturned on Thursday a 2019 military court conviction of two soldiers sentenced to suspended prison terms for a same-sex rel...
Apr 21, 2022
PM Johnson: UK hopes to clinch Indian free trade deal by year-end
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Britain hopes to complete a free trade deal with India by the end of this year, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday as he emphasised the need to reduce r...
Apr 21, 2022
More Britons go out shopping and dining ahead of Easter – ONS
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's consumers increased visits to retailers and leisure providers in the run-up to the Easter holiday weekend and bookings at restaurants were their strongest in seven months, ...
Apr 21, 2022
LVMH eying metaverse, but focus on “real products”, says CEO
PARIS (Reuters) -Bernard Arnault, the head of luxury giant LVMH said on Thursday his business empire was eying expanding into the digital "metaverse", but stressed that the company still wants to sell...
Apr 21, 2022
Carrefour shares fall as retailer’s French Q1 sales disappoint
PARIS (Reuters) -Shares in Carrefour fell nearly 4% on Thursday after Europe's largest food retailer reported first-quarter sales that showed a lacklustre performance in its core French market, oversh...
Apr 21, 2022
Russian cenbank eyes rate cut, warns of structural economic changes
(Reuters) - The Russian central bank will consider cutting the key interest rate from 17% at upcoming board meetings, Governor Elvira Nabiullina said on Thursday, flagging economic challenges that Rus...
Apr 21, 2022
Mayor of Ukraine’s Kharkiv says city is under intense bombardment
(Reuters) - Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv was under intense bombardment on Thursday, its mayor Ihor Terekhov said. "Huge blasts, the Russian Federation is furiously bombing the city," Terekhov...
Apr 21, 2022
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the Russian military to cancel plans to storm the Azovstal steel plant inside the port city of Mariupol, where thousands of Ukrainian defenders...
Apr 21, 2022
Biden to unveil new U.S. drug addiction and overdose strategy
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will unveil a new strategy for dealing with drug addiction and overdoses on Thursday that aims to expand access to medications for o...
Apr 21, 2022
