Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Swedish bank SEB hit with $575 million German tax demand
By Johan Ahlander and Helena Soderpalm STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish bank SEB said on Wednesday it had been hit with a 511 million euros ($575 million) tax demand from Germany and its head office in t...
Dec 15, 2021
Exclusive: Ukraine sees no sign of Russia withdrawing troops from border
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) - Russia has made no move to withdraw troops it has amassed at the border with Ukraine but there is no sign that a Russian invasion is imminent, a senior Ukrainian sec...
Dec 15, 2021
U.S. alarmed by potential deployment of Russia-backed group in Mali – State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is alarmed by a possible deployment of Russia-backed Wagner Group forces in Mali, saying the move will destabilize the region further, a State Department spoke...
Dec 15, 2021
Vietnam hands down long jail terms to ‘anti-state’ Facebook users
HANOI (Reuters) - A Vietnamese court on Wednesday handed lengthy terms of jail and house arrest to two Facebook users for anti-state activities, police said, a day after a journalist and prominent dis...
Dec 15, 2021
Qatar upholds conviction of former 2022 World Cup employee
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's court of appeal on Wednesday upheld a conviction for bribery and misuse of funds against a former employee of the 2022 soccer World Cup organising committee but reduced his j...
Dec 15, 2021
U.S. retail sales miss expectations in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales increased less than expected in November, likely payback after surging in the prior month as Americans started their holiday shopping early to avoid shortages ...
Dec 15, 2021
India approves $170 million incentive plan to promote RuPay debit cards
By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's cabinet on Wednesday approved a 13 billion rupee ($170 million) incentive plan to promote domestic RuPay debit cards and low-value digital transactions, in...
Dec 15, 2021
Turkey’s lira nears record low ahead of cenbank meetings
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The lira weakened 2.4% to the dollar on Wednesday over prospects for another Turkish interest rate cut the next day, and ahead of a key policy decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve...
Dec 15, 2021
‘Shameful’: Auschwitz-style banner at Polish COVID vaccine protest condemned
By Alan Charlish WARSAW (Reuters) - The Auschwitz Museum and Poland's prime minister on Wednesday condemned anti-COVID vaccination protesters as "shameful" and "mindless" for displaying a banner that ...
Dec 15, 2021
Motor racing-Seven times Formula One champion Hamilton receives knighthood
(Reuters) -Seven times Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton received his knighthood for services to motorsport on Wednesday, days after he lost out on what would have been a record eighth title after a...
Dec 15, 2021
