Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ecuador to ask citizens to vote on justice reform -president
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador will ask its citizens to vote in a 2023 consultation to reform its justice system, President Guillermo Lasso said on Tuesday, amid accusations that deci...
Jan 18, 2022
BlackRock’s Fink says ‘aggressive’ Fed could lead to flattening yield curve – CNBC
(Reuters) - A fast pace of monetary policy readjustment to curb rampant inflation could lead to a flattening of the U.S. Treasuries yield curve, said Larry Fink, chief of the world's biggest asset man...
Jan 18, 2022
Factbox-Russian military drills in Belarus create new threats for Ukraine
By Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) - Joint military exercises https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-belarus-plan-joint-military-drills-february-lukashenko-2022-01-17 between Russia and Belarus in...
Jan 18, 2022
U.S. imposes sanctions on Hezbollah-linked businessmen in Lebanon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on three businessmen with ties to Hezbollah, saying their activity as financial facilitators for the Iran-backed group was exploit...
Jan 18, 2022
Appeal in ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero’s case can proceed without him, judge rules
By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI (Reuters) - A Rwandan court ruled on Tuesday that an appeal by prosecutors in a case involving Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed in the movie 'Hotel Rwanda' shelter...
Jan 18, 2022
Britain reports 438 new COVID-19 deaths, highest since February
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 438 new COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, the highest figure since February, government data showed. The figures also showed there had been 94,432 further daily infection...
Jan 18, 2022
Turkey’s Erdogan working on steps to boost interest in lira, media say
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he was pleased with the lower volatility of the lira and that the government was working on steps to increase interest in the currency, state me...
Jan 18, 2022
Explainer-N95? KF94? Which mask is best at protecting against COVID-19
By Manojna Maddipatla and Leroy Leo (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said Americans should wear the most protective mask they can, but stopped short of recomme...
Jan 18, 2022
Public health experts say vaccine equity a must to end pandemic
(Reuters) - Vaccine equity is the best way to get out of the current pandemic phase of the coronavirus epidemic, the world's top public health experts said in a panel at Davos on Tuesday. Talking abou...
Jan 18, 2022
Olympics-China’s mandatory Games app has security flaws, researchers say
(Reuters) - A smartphone app that is mandatory for all attendees at the Beijing Winter Olympics next month contains security flaws that makes it vulnerable to privacy breaches and hackers, according t...
Jan 18, 2022
