Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. sees ‘serious escalation’ in North Korea launches using new ICBM system
By David Brunnstrom and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea deployed a relatively new inter-continental ballistic missile system in Feb. 26 and March 4 test-firings, a senior Biden admini...
Mar 10, 2022
Argentines protest IMF outside Congress as lawmakers debate deal
By Miguel Lo Bianco and Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentines protested outside Congress on Thursday against a $45 billion agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with most pe...
Mar 10, 2022
Mexican president urges Argentina to accept IMF debt deal
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday urged Argentina to accept a new $45 billion deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) instead of defaulting on i...
Mar 10, 2022
Chile regulator fines BHP’s Escondida mine for damage in Salar de Atacama
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's environmental regulator said on Thursday it had fined Escondida mine, controlled by company BHP, $8.2 million for damage caused by water extraction in the Salar de Atacama...
Mar 10, 2022
IMF chief Georgieva says Ukraine war to lower global growth forecast
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The war in Ukraine and massive sanctions against Russia have triggered a contraction in global trade, sending food and energy prices sharply higher, which will ...
Mar 10, 2022
Russian rouble ticks up in thin volumes, outlook bleak
(Reuters) - The rouble ticked up in both Moscow and international FX markets on Thursday after the first formal talks between Russia and Ukraine's foreign ministers, even though the meeting made no pr...
Mar 10, 2022
Russia says it will open evacuation corridors from five Ukrainian cities -agencies
(Reuters) - The Russian defence ministry will declare a ceasefire on Friday and open humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of Ukrainians from five cities, the RIA and Interfax news agencies report...
Mar 10, 2022
Ukraine is model for Taiwan defense should China violate its ‘sovereignty’ -U.S. official
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukraine's stiff resistance against the invasion by Russian forces could be a model for Taiwan to defend itself should China choose to violate the island's "so...
Mar 10, 2022
Advocacy groups urge U.S. to block Frontier, Spirit tie-up
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several public advocacy groups on Thursday called on U.S. regulators to block a bid by budget carriers Frontier Group Holdings and Spirit Airlines Inc to cre...
Mar 10, 2022
Baseball-MLB and players reach tentative agreement to end lockout
(Reuters) - Major League Baseball and its locked-out players have reached a tentative agreement on a new labour deal, according to multiple reports on Thursday. MLB locked out players last December an...
Mar 10, 2022
