Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Orange picks Nokia for rollout of ‘standalone’ 5G in France
By Mathieu Rosemain BARCELONA (Reuters) - Orange, France's biggest telecoms operator, said on Monday it has opted for Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia for the rollout of the core network of the so-cal...
Feb 28, 2022
Fallout on global finance: ECB warns on Sberbank; Russian issuers dropped
By Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) -In an indication of the fallout of a fresh round of sanctions, the European Central Bank on Monday warned that Sberbank Europe, a unit of Russia's Sberbank, and two ot...
Feb 28, 2022
NBA roundup: James Harden lifts 76ers past Knicks
James Harden posted a triple-double in his second game with Philadelphia on Sunday afternoon, recording 29 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds as the visiting 76ers pulled away late in the fourth quart...
Feb 28, 2022
NHL roundup: Sidney Crosby’s late heroics lift Pens past Jackets
Sidney Crosby swiped in the puck from just outside the crease with 2:14 left in the third period Sunday to give the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The winning g...
Feb 28, 2022
Russia hikes key rate to 20%, tells companies to sell FX
(Reuters) - The Russian central bank on Monday raised its key interest rate to 20% from 9.5% to counter risks of rouble depreciation and higher inflation. Russia has also ordered companies to sell 80%...
Feb 28, 2022
Marketmind: When the end of History ends
A look at the day ahead in markets from Julien Ponthus. Francis Fukuyama's bestseller "The End of History and the Last Man" was published 30 years ago and popularised the idea that the triumph of libe...
Feb 28, 2022
Sloane Stephens snaps long title drought at Guadalajara
Sloane Stephens is a winner once more. The 28-year-old Floridian, who captured the US Open in 2017, captured her first tournament championship in almost four years on Sunday when she won the Abierto A...
Feb 28, 2022
Hong Kong international schools end confusion over term dates
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's international schools can maintain their original term dates, the government said on Monday, a welcome relief for many in the international community, some of whom ha...
Feb 28, 2022
China sees biggest growth in energy and coal use since 2011
BEIJING (Reuters) - China recorded its biggest increase in total energy consumption and coal use in a decade in 2021, as the economy recovered from COVID-19 slowdown a year earlier, data from the coun...
Feb 28, 2022
Analysis-Russia’s missiles see mixed results in Ukraine war as world watches
By Josh Smith (Reuters) - Russia has employed hundreds of powerful and precise ballistic missiles in the first days of its Ukraine attack, but analysts and U.S. officials say many Ukrainian defences r...
Feb 28, 2022
