Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nicaragua newspaper La Prensa says director convicted of money laundering
MANAGUA (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday found Juan Lorenzo Holmann Chamorro, director of newspaper La Prensa, guilty of money laundering, the paper said, in a case that critics of President Daniel Or...
Mar 24, 2022
Richemont sells its 20% stake in Swiss watchmaker Greubel Forsey
ZURICH (Reuters) - Luxury goods group Richemont has sold its entire 20% stake in Swiss watchmaker Greubel Forsey, documents showed on Thursday. Greubel Forsey said in a statement that 100% of the bran...
Mar 24, 2022
Freeze and seize? EU struggles to target oligarchs’ assets
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Oligarchs' wealth remains largely untouched in the European Union, weeks after Brussels approved measures to freeze the assets of dozens of billionaires and...
Mar 24, 2022
Senior Democrat decries Republican attacks on U.S. Supreme Court pick Jackson
By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate Judiciary Committee's Democratic chairman on Thursday decried Republican attacks on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jacks...
Mar 24, 2022
Fed’s Evans says ‘timely’ interest rate hikes needed
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve needs to raise interest rates this year and next to bring down high inflation before it gets embedded in American psychology and becomes even harder to ge...
Mar 24, 2022
NATO says concerned Russia may be preparing pretext for chemical attack
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia may be trying to create a pretext for the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine by accusing the United States and its allies of preparing such an attack, NATO Secretary-Genera...
Mar 24, 2022
NATO to set up units in Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary -Biden
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO leaders on Thursday agreed to bolster defenses, particularly in Eastern Europe, and will deploy four new combat units in Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, U.S. President ...
Mar 24, 2022
U.S. business activity rises to eight-month high in March – survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A measure of U.S. business activity increased to an eight-month high in March, fueled by strong demand for both goods and services, but Russia's war against Ukraine hurt sentime...
Mar 24, 2022
ICC prosecutor calls for international support in Ukraine war-crimes probe
By Anthony Deutsch THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Thursday asked a coalition of countries in The Hague to back his war-crimes investigation in Ukrain...
Mar 24, 2022
U.S. issues fresh Russia-related sanctions – Treasury website
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday imposed fresh Russia-related sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine including sanctions against dozens of defense companies, 328 members of the Dum...
Mar 24, 2022
