Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hong Kong protester shot by police sentenced to nearly four years jail
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - A man who was shot by Hong Kong police during mass pro-democracy protests in 2019 was sentenced to 47 months imprisonment by a district court on Wednesday on multi...
Thomson Reuters Oct 18, 2023
Fury grows in Turkey against Israel, fresh protests planned
By Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish protesters clashed with police overnight in angry demonstrations following a blast that killed hundreds of Palestinians at a Gaza hospital, and further ralli...
Thomson Reuters Oct 18, 2023
Putin filmed in China accompanied by officers with Russian nuclear briefcase
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Rare footage was shown on Wednesday of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing accompanied by officers carrying the so-called nuclear briefcase which can be used to order a nucl...
Thomson Reuters Oct 18, 2023
Uneasy calm in markets as Middle East tension rises
By Naomi Rovnick, Nell Mackenzie and Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - An escalation of the Israel-Gaza war into a broader conflict could deliver another shock to world growth and halt disinflationary for...
Thomson Reuters Oct 18, 2023
Major cyber attack could cost the world $3.5 trillion -Lloyd's of London
LONDON (Reuters) - A major cyber attack on a financial services payments system could lead to global losses of $3.5 trillion, with much of it not covered by insurance, commercial insurance market Lloy...
Thomson Reuters Oct 18, 2023
Analysis-China's growth surprise is not tempting investors
By Rae Wee and Summer Zhen SINGAPORE (Reuters) - September data from China offered plenty of welcome surprises, with faster-than-expected growth, falling unemployment and a glimmer of momentum in cons...
Thomson Reuters Oct 18, 2023
JP Morgan, Nomura raise China's 2023 economic growth forecast
(Reuters) - JP Morgan and Nomura on Wednesday lifted their forecast for China's economic growth for the year, after the economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace in the third quarter from a year ear...
Thomson Reuters Oct 18, 2023
Biden lands in Israel, hugs Netanyahu and Herzog on tarmac
BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday, beginning a visit to show solidarity and confer on the spiralling Gaza war, a Reuters correspondent on bo...
Thomson Reuters Oct 18, 2023
Pope Francis deplores 'desperate' situation in Gaza
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis deplored the "desperate" situation in Gaza on Wednesday as he urged the faithful to take "only one side" in the Israel-Hamas conflict, the side "of peace." Speakin...
Thomson Reuters Oct 18, 2023
Nexi shares fail to open on bid report as CVC declines to comment
MILAN (Reuters) - Shares in Italy's Nexi failed to start trading at open on Wednesday due to excessive gains fuelled by a media report of a possible bid by CVC Capital Partners which the private equit...
Thomson Reuters Oct 18, 2023
