Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Canada agency says Russian-backed actors targeting infrastructure
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Network operators of critical Canadian infrastructure should boost their defenses against Russian state-sponsored threats, Canada's signals intelligence agency said on Thursday. The...
Jan 20, 2022
U.S. existing home sales tumble in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. home sales tumbled in December as higher prices amid record low inventory continued to shut out some first-time buyers. Existing home sales dropped 4.6% to a seasonally adj...
Jan 20, 2022
U.S. will keep probing diplomats’ health incidents -Blinken
BERLIN (Reuters) - The United States government will continue to investigate the possible cause of anomalous health incidents that have affected American diplomats around the world for years, U.S. Sec...
Jan 20, 2022
Spain bets on tourism recovery in spring after Omicron hiatus
By Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) - Spain expects tourism to bounce back in the spring after a slowdown caused by the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and for overall visitor numbers this year to be more tha...
Jan 20, 2022
Sweden eases quarantine rules, key workers exempted as Omicron rages
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden will loosen COVID-19 quarantine rules and make it easier for employees with key jobs in sectors like healthcare and the police to go to work, the health agency said on Thu...
Jan 20, 2022
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
