Author Archives: Syndicated Content
At least 55 killed in explosion at Burkina Faso gold mine site
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - At least 55 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Monday in an explosion at an informal gold mining site in southwest Burkina Faso, state television reported, citing lo...
Feb 21, 2022
Russia’s VTB reports record $4.1 billion net profit for 2021
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian state bank VTB on Tuesday reported a more than fourfold increase in net profit to a record 327.4 billion roubles ($4.1 billion) in 2021, rebounding from a sharp drop the yea...
Feb 21, 2022
Haiti hikes minimum wage by up to 54% following worker protests
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti's government on Monday hiked the minimum wage by as much as 54% following weeks of demonstrations by garment workers who say their wages are not enough to keep up with...
Feb 21, 2022
Top Colombia court decriminalizes abortion until 24 weeks gestation
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's constitutional court voted on Monday to decriminalize abortion until 24 weeks of gestation, said the abortion rights coalition which brought the lawsuit seeking to remove...
Feb 21, 2022
Australia’s Coles first-half profit falls 2%
(Reuters) - Australia's second-largest supermarket chain Coles Group on Tuesday reported a 2% drop in first-half profit, as pandemic-induced costs offset earnings from consumers stocking up on essenti...
Feb 21, 2022
U.N. chief believes Russia has violated Ukraine’s sovereignty
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres believes Russia has violated the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine by recognizing two breakaway regions in e...
Feb 21, 2022
Biden has started interviews for Supreme Court pick – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has started interviews with top candidates to serve on the Supreme Court "in recent days," a source familiar with the situation said on Monday. The Whit...
Feb 21, 2022
Libyan PM pushes summer election amid parliament bid to oust him
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's interim prime minister on Monday announced a plan for elections in the summer as he seeks to stay in office despite a push by parliament to dislodge him in favour of a new ...
Feb 21, 2022
Brazil central bank chief says inflation still climbing
By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto said on Monday consumer prices continue to trend higher as core inflation speeds up despite aggressive monetary ti...
Feb 21, 2022
Putin orders Russian peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine’s two breakaway regions
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin ordered his defence ministry to despatch Russian peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine's two breakaway regions, according to a decree published early on Tuesday a...
Feb 21, 2022
