Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Chasing 300 HR, Andrew McCutchen returning to Pirates
Veteran Andrew McCutchen is returning to the Pittsburgh Pirates for the 2024 season. McCutchen and the Pirates agreed to a one-year deal, the team announced Wednesday. While the contract value was not...
Dec 21, 2023
South Korea's parliament approves 2024 budget
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's parliament on Thursday approved increasing next year's budget by a net 17.9 trillion won to 656.6 trillion won ($503.50 billion). The increase is the smallest in two de...
Dec 21, 2023
UN's WFP temporarily suspends food assistance in parts of Sudan
(Reuters) - The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) has temporarily suspended food assistance in some parts of Sudan's state of Gezira as fighting spreads south and east of Sudan's capital Khar...
Dec 21, 2023
Indonesia central bank sits tight on rates, sees room for easing in second half 2024
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia's central bank stood pat on its main policy rates at its last meeting for the year on Thursday, as expected, and indicated there may be room for monetary easing in the sec...
Dec 21, 2023
Polish parliament votes for court reform resolution
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's parliament voted for a resolution seeking changes in the National Council of the Judiciary (NCJ), as the new government attempts to undo reforms by the previous administrat...
Dec 21, 2023
Uruguay's migrant population grows for first time in a century, driven by Venezuelans, Cubans
By Lucinda Elliott MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) - For the first time since mass European migration to the Americas at the turn of the 20th century, the number of foreigners living in Uruguay is on the rise, t...
Dec 21, 2023
India's big hospital chains think small to expand in booming market
By Aby Jose Koilparambil and Rishika Sadam (Reuters) - India's prominent hospital chains are shifting their focus to smaller centres and facilities as they chase growth in the booming healthcare marke...
Dec 21, 2023
UK posts bigger than expected budget deficit in November
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain ran up a higher-than-expected budget deficit of 14.3 billion pounds ($18.1 billion) in November, adding to the strain on the public finances and underscoring the limited room...
Dec 21, 2023
Ukrainian town faces tough winter, a year after driving out Russian forces
By Vitalii Hnidyi, Thomas Peter and Max Hunder LYMAN, Ukraine (Reuters) - The few remaining residents in the devastated eastern Ukrainian town of Lyman are preparing for a difficult winter as snow fal...
Dec 21, 2023
IPO hopes rise for new year after Fed's early holiday gift
By Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro LONDON (Reuters) - Bankers advising companies on stock market listings are hopeful that the new year will bring a recovery in initial public offerings after the U.S. Federal Re...
Dec 21, 2023
