Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Wegovy, Ozempic not linked to increase in suicidal thoughts, US study finds
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - A large U.S. study found no evidence that taking Novo Nordisk's Ozempic or Wegovy is tied to an increase in suicidal thoughts, researchers reported on Friday. Both Ozempic f...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2024
Factbox-With explosions in Iran, Islamic State attempts a comeback
By Michael Georgy and Jonathan Landay DUBAI (Reuters) - Islamic State, the Sunni Muslim militant group which claimed responsibility for two deadly blasts in predominantly Shi'ite Iran this week, has b...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2024
Nepal halts work permits for Russia, Ukraine after soldiers killed
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal has stopped issuing permits to its citizens to work in Russia and Ukraine until further notice, an official said on Friday, after at least 10 Nepali soldier...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2024
Iraq prepares to close down U.S-led coalition's mission - PM statement
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi government is forming a committee to prepare the closing down of the U.S.-led international coalition's mission in the country, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's o...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2024
Japanese firms rush to resume production as earthquake disrupts local economy
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers rushed to resume production four days after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake killed at least 94 and disrupted infrastructures in the country's west...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2024
Exclusive-US giants Pimco, Vanguard invest in Turkey after its return to rate hikes
By Jonathan Spicer and Marc Jones ISTANBUL/LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. investment giants Pimco and Vanguard have bought local Turkish assets in recent months, senior executives said, betting that the coun...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2024
Slump for UK builders eases in December on rate cut hopes - PMI
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's construction sector showed signs in December that it might have seen the worst of a slump caused by the steep climb in interest rates, a survey showed...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2024
France's Leclerc backs Carrefour in pressuring food producers
LONDON (Reuters) - The chairman of France's biggest supermarket chain E. Leclerc called on all big consumer goods firms to lower their prices as he weighed in on competitor Carrefour's decision to dro...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2024
Japan's Haneda Airport to begin clearing JAL plane wreckage -media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Crews at Tokyo's Haneda airport are scheduled to begin clearing the wreckage of a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane from a runway on Friday morning, Japanese broadcaster TBS reported. The J...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2024
Iran leaders vow revenge at funeral for bomb attack victims - state media
(Reuters) - Iran's president and the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp on Friday vowed revenge at the funeral for the victims of twin Islamic State bombings two days earlier. ...
Thomson Reuters Jan 05, 2024
