Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Singapore reports highest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases
(Reuters) - Singapore's health ministry reported 2,478 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the highest since the beginning of the pandemic. The country also reported two new deaths due to the coronavirus....
Sep 30, 2021
Bed Bath & Beyond shares tumble 30% as supply chain woes pressure forecast
(Reuters) - Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc fell nearly 30% on Thursday after the retailer slashed its forecasts for the year, blaming supply chain hurdles and rising cases of the fast-spreading Delta...
Sep 30, 2021
Bostic: U.S. near full employment next year, rate liftoff in 2022, three hikes in 2023
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ongoing economic growth will push the U.S. to near full employment by the end of 2022, with interest rates beginning to rise that year and "no impediment" to a faster pace of ra...
Sep 30, 2021
Israel investigating after Lebanon’s Hezbollah says it shot down Israeli drone
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israel said it was investing an incident on Thursday after Lebanon's Hezbollah group said it had shot down an Israeli drone in the south of Lebanon. A statement by the armed group s...
Sep 30, 2021
Speed skating-Team GB’s Christie says she was drugged and raped aged 19
(Reuters) - Three-time world gold medallist and Olympic speed skater Elise Christie has said she was raped at the age of 19 in 2010 in Nottingham but did not report the incident to the police. Christi...
Sep 30, 2021
Exiled painter depicts ‘slow disappearance’ of Afghan women under Taliban
By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Murad Sharifi, a refugee from Afghanistan, works at a kebab place and lives in a shelter for the homeless in Budapest's outskirts. His tiny room is filled with d...
Sep 30, 2021
U.S. dollar share of global FX reserves steady at 59.2% in Q2 -IMF data
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar's share of currency reserves reported to the International Monetary Fund was steady at 59.2% in the second quarter, compared with 59.5%...
Sep 30, 2021
Thousands in Sudan demonstrate in favour of civilian rule
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Thousands of people protested in the capital Khartoum and other Sudanese cities in support of a civilian-led transition to democracy on Thursday following a coup attempt last week...
Sep 30, 2021
U.S. Senate’s Schumer to bring up House-passed bill raising debt limit as soon as next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday he will ask the Senate to consider a House-passed bill raising the nation's debt limit "as early as next week." Senate Rep...
Sep 30, 2021
GM extending Blazer production halt in Mexico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Motors Co said Thursday it will extend by two weeks a halt to Chevrolet Blazer sport utility vehicle production at its Ramos plant in Mexico because of the ongoing chips...
Sep 30, 2021
