Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Money markets ramp up global rate hike bets, add pressure on central banks
By Saikat Chatterjee and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) - As inflationary pressures mount worldwide, money markets are charging ahead with pricing aggressive interest rate rises, in most cases bett...
Oct 12, 2021
U.N.’s Carney calls for multilateral development banks to up climate ambition
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - The world's multilateral development banks need to "up their ambition" in terms of the financing provided for climate-related projects, United Nations climate envoy ...
Oct 12, 2021
Hungary’s 4iG to buy controlling stake in Israeli satellite firm Spacecom
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli satellite operator Spacecom said on Tuesday that Budapest-based 4iG agreed to buy a 51% stake in the company for $68 million through a private shares placement. The deal ...
Oct 12, 2021
Golf-Australian tour battlers desperate to tee off again after COVID purgatory
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Having had his livelihood taken away and two peak playing years wiped out by COVID-19, Australian golfer Matt Griffin is eager to rejoin the professional ranks but ...
Oct 12, 2021
Russia reports record daily COVID-19 death toll of 973
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 973 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday, its highest single-day death toll since the start of the pandemic. It also recorded 28,190 new infections in the space of ...
Oct 12, 2021
Factbox: Chinese developers that missed or are set to miss offshore bond payments since Sept
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Cash-strapped China Evergrande Group missed its third round of bond coupon payments in three weeks, as the one-time top-selling property developer in China wrestles with more tha...
Oct 12, 2021
Beirut blast judge issues arrest warrant for ex finance minsiter Khalil
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The lead judge investigating last year's catastrophic Beirut port blast issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for former finance minister Ali Hassan Khalil after he failed to show up ...
Oct 12, 2021
It’s an allegory: North Korea website says ‘Squid Game’ reflects South Korea’s ‘beastly’ society
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - A North Korean propaganda website said on Tuesday that the international Netflix hit "Squid Game" exposes the reality of South Korean capitalist culture where "corrupti...
Oct 12, 2021
China’s Xi launches $232 million biodiversity protection fund for developing countries
By David Stanway KUNMING, China (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the launch of a 1.5 billion yuan ($232.47 million) fund on Tuesday to support biodiversity protection in developing c...
Oct 12, 2021
Health activists fight stigma to raise breast cancer awareness in Gaza
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Health authorities and charities in Gaza are stepping up efforts to persuade women to be tested for breast cancer, hoping to overcome social stigma in the conserv...
Oct 12, 2021
