Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Kremlin does not view Ukraine envoy’s NATO comments as official change in Kyiv’s position
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Monday said it did not view comments from Kyiv's envoy to London as signalling an official change in Ukraine's position on wanting to join NATO, but said it would sig...
Feb 14, 2022
FACTBOX-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 409.92 million, death toll at 6,182,383
By Lynx Insight Service (Reuters) - More than 409.92 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 6,182,383 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infection...
Feb 14, 2022
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Goggia aims for repeat in downhill
By Simon Evans YANQING, China (Reuters) - Italy's Sofia Goggia is aiming to become only the second woman to win back-to-back Olympic golds in women's downhill in Tuesday's race on "The Rock" after a h...
Feb 14, 2022
Exclusive-Greece to repay last IMF loans by March, achieve primary surplus in 2023-Finance Minister
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will repay the final tranches of bailout loans owed to the International Monetary Fund by the end of March, two years ahead of schedule, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras ...
Feb 14, 2022
Global chip sales hit record in 2021, will grow 8.8% in 2022 -SIA
By Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) - The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) on Monday said that global chip sales hit a record in 2021 at $555.9 billion, up 26.2% on the year, and it forecast 8.8% gro...
Feb 14, 2022
Analysis-Lula warms to independent Brazil central bank, breaking with party
By Marcela Ayres, Bernardo Caram and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) - Leading economists in and around Brazil's Workers Party are nearly united in scorn for a new law shielding the central ban...
Feb 14, 2022
U.S. Republicans try to out-Trump each other with tough border rhetoric ahead of election
By Ted Hesson and Alexandra Ulmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the past year, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has deployed thousands of National Guard troops to the southern U.S. border, begun building a new ...
Feb 14, 2022
Explainer-What charges does ex-Goldman banker Ng face in 1MDB corruption trial?
By Luc Cohen (Reuters) - Opening statements in former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng's U.S. corruption trial https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/rogue-employee-or-goldman-scapegoat-ex-bankers-1mdb-corru...
Feb 14, 2022
Thais make amulets from plastic waste to inspire more recycling
By Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) - Hoping to inspire more Thais to recycle plastic waste, two local companies have teamed up to make Buddhist amulets by using nine types of recyclable materials r...
Feb 14, 2022
Nuclear talks ‘not at a dead end’, Iran foreign ministry spokesman says
DUBAI (Reuters) - Talks to salvage Iran's 2015 nuclear deal are not at a dead end but key outstanding issues require political decisions by the West, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday. ...
Feb 14, 2022
