Author Archives: Syndicated Content
A dovish rate hike? The case that loose Fed policy could backfire on jobs
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve for the past 20 months has put its monetary policy arsenal behind the single-minded goal of restoring U.S. employment particularly f...
Nov 18, 2021
Russia’s daily COVID-19 deaths hit new record high
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday reported 1,251 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, an all-time record high that follows a surge in cases. The government coronavirus taskforce report...
Nov 18, 2021
UAE, Israel to jointly develop unmanned military, commercial vessels
DUBAI (Reuters) - Emirati and Israeli state-owned weapons makers on Thursday signed a strategic agreement in Dubai to jointly design unmanned vessels capable of carrying out anti-submarine warfare. Un...
Nov 18, 2021
NHL roundup: Garnet Hathaway’s late goals propel Caps to win
Garnet Hathaway scored two goals late in the third period and the visiting Washington Capitals defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-0 on Wednesday night. Hathaway gave Washington a 1-0 lead at 16:30, then...
Nov 18, 2021
China has no plans to replace foreign technology, says foreign ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) - China has no plans to replace foreign technology, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Thursday, in response to a media report which said China was accelerating e...
Nov 18, 2021
India’s Paytm crashes in market debut, business model questioned
By Nupur Anand and Vishwadha Chander MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian digital payments firm Paytm tumbled 26% on its maiden day of trade, with investors questioning its lack of profits and the lofty valuatio...
Nov 18, 2021
Philippines activists carry ‘Marcos is no hero’ banner to mark burial anniversary
By Eloisa Lopez and Jay Ereo MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine activists held a protest on Thursday to mark the anniversary of the burial of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, whose son has emerged as an ear...
Nov 18, 2021
Kuwait detains 18 suspected of financing Lebanon’s Hezbollah – Kuwaiti newspapers
Cairo (Reuters) - Kuwait's prosecution detained 18 defendants suspected of financing Lebanon's powerful Shi'ite group Hezbollah, leading Kuwaiti newspapers Al-Qabas and Al-Rai said on Thursday. (Repor...
Nov 18, 2021
Top steel firm China Baowu unveils global alliance in emissions effort
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China Baowu Steel Group announced on Thursday the establishment of a global low-carbon metallurgical innovation alliance, in a bid to cut greenhouse emissions in the world's bigge...
Nov 18, 2021
Tennis: Responding to Kyrgios, Djokovic reiterates ‘freedom of choice’ on vaccine
(Reuters) - Novak Djokovic, the world number one ranked men's player, has reiterated his stand about freedom of choice over taking the COVID-19 vaccine as suspense grows over his participation at the ...
Nov 18, 2021
