Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New leader of Hong Kong barristers vows to defend rule of law
By Jessie Pang and Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) - The new head of Hong Kong's Bar Association pledged on Thursday to defend the Chinese-ruled territory's vaunted rule of law amid concerns over the ...
Jan 20, 2022
U.S. drops criminal case against case MIT professor over China ties
BOSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday dropped charges against a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor accused of concealing his ties to China when seeking federal grant ...
Jan 20, 2022
U.S. regulator fines Credit Suisse $9 million
(Reuters) - A U.S. regulator on Thursday said it has fined a unit of Credit Suisse Group AG $9 million for violating laws and rules designed to protect investors, including a requirement to disclose p...
Jan 20, 2022
Ukraine raises rate to 10% as inflation and Russia standoff weigh
By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's central bank raised its main interest rate to 10% from 9% on Thursday, crossing into double digits for the first time since April 2020, to try to tackle pe...
Jan 20, 2022
Banks loan growth focus could impact U.S. Treasuries – Credit Suisse
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. banks' appetite for U.S Treasuries could slow down as they shift their focus to loan growth, at the same time that the Federal Reserve plans to shrink asset holdings and rais...
Jan 20, 2022
Tennis-Medvedev hits out at low IQ fans as he reprises role as crowd villain
By Sudipto Ganguly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Daniil Medvedev is no stranger to crowd hostility and once again seemed to revel in the role of pantomime villain as he overcame mercurial home favourite Nick ...
Jan 20, 2022
McDonald’s expands U.S. test of Beyond Meat ‘McPlant’ burger
NEW YORK (Reuters) -McDonald's Corp said on Thursday it will expand its U.S. test of a plant-based burger it created with vegan meat maker Beyond Meat Inc to about 600 locations next month. The restau...
Jan 20, 2022
U.S. won’t resume assistance to Sudan without civilian government – statement
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - The United States will not resume economic assistance to Sudan that was paused after a coup unless there is an end to violence and a civilian-led government is restored, a stateme...
Jan 20, 2022
Tennis-Kyrgios ‘super proud’ of Melbourne performance despite loss to Medvedev
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios said he is bowing out of the Australian Open with his head held high after losing to world number two Daniil Medvedev on Thursday, having recovered from COVID-19 jus...
Jan 20, 2022
U.N. Mali mission to resume flights suspended because of sanctions
BAMAKO (Reuters) - The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali said on Thursday it would resume regular flights after they were grounded over the weekend because of regional sanctions. West Africa...
Jan 20, 2022
