Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Brazil’s Vale drops $1.2 billion claim in Steinmetz dispute
By Gram Slattery and Marta Nogueira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian mining company Vale SA has dropped a $1.2 billion claim against individuals and entities linked to Israeli-born billionaire Ben...
Feb 14, 2022
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Women’s downhill pushed back by at least 30 mins due to wind
YANQING, China (Reuters) - The start of the Beijing Olympics women's downhill race, which was due to kick off at 1100 local time (0300 GMT) on Tuesday, would be delayed by at least 30 minutes due to h...
Feb 14, 2022
Olympics-Snowboarding-Gasser wins Big Air gold, Sadowski-Synnott takes silver
By Krystal Hu and Muyu Xu BEIJING (Reuters) -Austrian snowboarder Anna Gasser won Big Air gold at the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday. New Zealand's Zoi Sadowski-Synnott won silver while Kokomo Murase of ...
Feb 14, 2022
Asia markets slip, investors mull potential impact of Russia invading Ukraine
By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share benchmarks dropped on Tuesday as investors contemplated the implications of a potential imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine. MSCI's broadest index of A...
Feb 14, 2022
Australian nurses strike over COVID-spurred staff shortages, pay conditions
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thousands of nurses in Australia's most populous state walked off the job on Tuesday for the first time in nearly a decade to begin a 24-hour strike after talks with the government ...
Feb 14, 2022
Oil falls on profit-taking, all eyes on Russia, Ukraine
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Tuesday as investors took profits from the previous day's rally to seven-year highs and as global stock markets slumped, although losses were capp...
Feb 14, 2022
Tesla’s Musk donated 5,044,000 shares to charity – SEC filing
San Francisco (Reuters) - Tesla chief executive Elon Musk donated a total of 5,044,000 shares in the world's most valuable automaker to a charity from Nov. 19 to Nov. 29 last year, its filing with U.S...
Feb 14, 2022
Hong Kong leader says govt COVID-19 response “not satisfactory”
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the speed and spread of COVID-19 in the global financial hub has overwhelmed hospitals with the government's response "not satisfactor...
Feb 14, 2022
Philippine central bank to keep steady hand on policy lever until Q4’22 – Reuters poll
By Md Manzer Hussain BENGALURU (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank will wait until the end of the year before raising interest rates from a record low 2.0% to support an uneven economic recovery f...
Feb 14, 2022
Tunisian President Saied relieves head of national radio from position
CAIRO (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied relieved the temporary head of national radio, Chokri Cheniti, from his position on Monday, the presidency announced in a statement, the latest move by ...
Feb 14, 2022
