Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Timeline: U.S.-Iran relations from 1953 coup to 2023 detainee swap deal
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States and Iran are to free five detainees each under an exchange agreement that also involves the transfer of $6 billion of unfrozen Iranian assets from South Korea to ac...
Sep 18, 2023
Chinese state firms' help to troubled shadow bank does little to address investor concerns
(Corrects to remove extraneous words in first paragraph) BEIJING (Reuters) -The involvement of two Chinese state-owned financial firms in Zhongrong International Trust Co's operations and management m...
Sep 18, 2023
Ukraine plans to sue Poland, Hungary and Slovakia over food import ban
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine plans to sue Poland, Hungary and Slovakia over their bans on Ukrainian agricultural products, Politico quoted Ukrainian Trade Representative Taras Kachka as saying in an inter...
Sep 18, 2023
German home building permits plunge as industry calls for stimulus
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Building permits for apartments in Germany fell 31.5% in July from a year earlier, the statistics office disclosed on Monday, highlighting a slump in demand plaguing the construct...
Sep 18, 2023
Human rights in Russia have 'significantly deteriorated' - UN expert
GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations expert said on Monday that the human rights situation in Russia has significantly deteriorated since it invaded Ukraine in February last year, describing a "systema...
Sep 18, 2023
Factbox-Iranian-U.S. detainees involved in swap, fund release
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States and Iran will each free five people they each hold under an exchange agreement that also involves the transfer of $6 billion unfrozen Iranian assets from South Kore...
Sep 18, 2023
Refrigerated trucks may give Singapore startup edge into China EV market
By Kevin Krolicki and Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Fully electric refrigerated trucks for delivering food and pharmaceuticals are expected to give a Singapore-based startup the edge to crack into ...
Sep 18, 2023
Lonza CEO departure prompts concern over earnings prospects
By Ludwig Burger and Noele Illien (Reuters) -Contract drug manufacturer Lonza said on Monday Chief Executive Pierre-Alain Ruffieux will leave the Swiss company by mutual agreement at the end of the mo...
Sep 18, 2023
Thai cabinet approves higher budget of $97.6 billion for fiscal year 2024
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's new cabinet approved on Monday a budget plan for higher spending of 3.48 trillion baht ($97.64 billion) and a larger budget deficit of 693 billion baht for the fiscal ye...
Sep 18, 2023
Qatar confirms $6 billion in unfrozen Iranian funds transferred to Doha triggering U.S.-Iran prisoner swap - source
DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar has confirmed that unfrozen Iranian funds worth $6 billion have been transferred to bank accounts in Doha, a source briefed on details of the matter told Reuters on Monday, trig...
Sep 18, 2023
