Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Factbox-How are the Red Sea attacks impacting shipping in the Suez Canal?
By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) - Attacks launched by Yemen's Houthi group on commercial ships at the southern end of the Red Sea have prompted several shipping companies to divert vessels, avoiding...
Dec 18, 2023
Sudan's RSF says it has entered Wad Madani city
DUBAI (Reuters) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said in videos posted on Monday that it had entered Wad Madani, and witnesses reached by Reuters confirmed its presence and reported g...
Dec 18, 2023
Greece set to give migrants three-year permits to tackle labour shortage
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek lawmakers prepared to vote late on Monday on a bill allowing migrants to obtain a three-year residency and work permit, a step to tackle labour shortages in key sectors of an ...
Dec 18, 2023
NY jury deliberating in Jonathan Majors assault case
By Jack Queen (Reuters) - A New York jury is deliberating Monday in a criminal case accusing actor Jonathan Majors of attacking his ex-girlfriend in the back of a car. Majors, seen as one of the futur...
Dec 18, 2023
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Qinghai, China - EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck the Gansu-Qinghai border region in China on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The quake was at a depth of 35 kilometers (...
Dec 18, 2023
Ground issue delays Blue Origin's first New Shepard launch since grounding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin called off a return-to-flight launch of its suborbital New Shepard rocket from Texas over what it described as a ground system issue encoun...
Dec 18, 2023
Exclusive-LME plans new metals contracts using ShFE prices -sources
By Pratima Desai and Siyi Liu LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) - The London Metal Exchange (LME) is planning to launch new metals contracts using prices from the Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE), three indust...
Dec 18, 2023
Opposition parties reject Azerbaijan's snap election call as undemocratic
BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's two main opposition parties on Monday denounced the calling of a snap election, in which President Ilham Aliyev is expected to extend his 20 years in power, as undemocrat...
Dec 18, 2023
Egypt seen keeping interest rates on hold on Thursday, poll shows
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is likely to leave its overnight interest rates fixed at a policy meeting on Thursday, even though economic reforms are expected in the weeks followin...
Dec 18, 2023
Icahn aims to remove Illumina's legacy directors - letter
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn said on Monday that he plans to oust directors at Illumina, signalling plans to mount a second board challenge at the gene-sequencing co...
Dec 18, 2023
