Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Explainer-Europe’s banks fear payment system could be casualty of Russia-Ukraine crisis
By Tom Sims, Lawrence White and John O'Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Italy's UniCredit has backed out of a potential acquisition in Russia and Austria's Ra...
Feb 09, 2022
Islamic State likely to pick battle-hardened Iraqi as next leader – officials, analysts
By Ahmed Rasheed and John Davison BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The next leader of Islamic State is likely to be from a close circle of battle-hardened Iraqi jihadists who emerged in the aftermath of the 2003 U...
Feb 09, 2022
Exclusive-Canadians see danger at home from U.S. political strife – poll
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadians say they are concerned political strife in the United States will undermine security and economic growth at home, according to a new poll, as an anti-vacc...
Feb 09, 2022
Asian stock valuations dip to a 21-month low
By Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) - Valuations of Asian equities dropped to a 21-month low at the end of January, as expectations of aggressive policy tightening by the Federal Reserve, and a surge in U.S. bo...
Feb 09, 2022
Olympics-Figure skating medals ceremony delayed over ‘legal consultation’
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing Olympics medal ceremony for the figure skating team event that was won by Russian skaters has been delayed due to an unspecified legal consultation, the International O...
Feb 09, 2022
Equinor posts record Q4, hikes dividend and share buybacks
By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's Equinor posted record pretax profits for the fourth quarter on Wednesday, driven by a boom in oil and gas prices and said it will raise its dividend and i...
Feb 09, 2022
S.Korea weighs voting options for people with COVID ahead of election
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's parliament explored ways on Wednesday to allow people who have caught the novel coronavirus to cast their ballot in next month's presidential election, a...
Feb 09, 2022
Taiwan sees ‘enormous’ room for chip cooperation with EU
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's government believes there is "enormous" room for cooperation with the European Union on semiconductors, responding to plans from the bloc to boost its chip industry and cut...
Feb 09, 2022
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Tearful Shiffrin questions if she should race further in Beijing
By Simon Jennings and Shadia Nasralla YANQING, China (Reuters) - A tearful Mikaela Shiffrin questioned whether she could pick herself up and return to competition at the Winter Olympics after skiing o...
Feb 09, 2022
Factbox-Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
(Reuters) - The European Union is pushing for a global deal aimed at preventing new pandemics that could include a ban on wildlife markets and incentives for countries to report new viruses or variant...
Feb 09, 2022
