Author Archives: Syndicated Content

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -European shares hit seven-month lows on Tuesday before recouping some losses, pressured by the prospect of harsh sanctions against Russia, which has ordered troops into tw...

By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A top European Union official on Tuesday said the Polish president's move to dismantle a contentious disciplinary system for judges was a step in the right d...

LONDON (Reuters) - The boss of HSBC, one of Europe's largest banks, said on Tuesday he was concerned about the risk of "wider contagion" for global markets from the deepening crisis in Ukraine. Noel Q...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has appointed senior diplomat Xue Bing as its new special envoy for the Horn of Africa, a region that is currently troubled by conflict including in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Som...

By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine wants to launch talks with the International Monetary Fund on a new programme in April to reassure markets that have been rattled by tensions with Russia, Ce...

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - The new show "Vikings: Valhalla", which premieres on Netflix on Friday, pairs history with drama to narrate Viking adventures from more than 1,000 years ag...

By Will Dunham (Reuters) - A fossil jawbone peeking out from a limestone seashore on Scotland's Isle of Skye led scientists to discover the skeleton of a pterosaur that showed that these remarkable fl...

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda plans to impose fines on people who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and those who fail to pay could be sent to prison under a new public health law which lawmakers ...

PARIS (Reuters) - France's competition watchdog fined EDF and its subsidiaries 300 million euros ($339.78 million) over the abuse of its dominant position between 2004 and 2021, the competition author...

By Chris Mfula LUSAKA (Reuters) - The used tyres and plastic containers that litter the back streets of cities and towns in Zambia might be an eyesore, but for one company they are also an opportunity...