Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF sells McLaren stake to Bahrain -Sky News
(Reuters) - Bahrain's state investment fund Mumtalakat is buying preference shares and warrants worth 400 million pounds ($510.48 million) in carmaker McLaren from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fun...
Thomson Reuters Jun 21, 2023
Mexico's heat wave strains energy grid with record demand
By Isabel Woodford and Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Soaring temperatures in Mexico are driving record electricity consumption that has prompted the country's energy authority to issue a rar...
Thomson Reuters Jun 21, 2023
Activists ask Biden to publicly rebuke Modi over human rights
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rights advocates in Washington demanded that President Joe Biden publicly call out what they described as India's deteriorating human rights record, saying the...
Thomson Reuters Jun 21, 2023
Bitcoin eyes third straight day of gains after touching two-month high
(Reuters) - Bitcoin rallied for a third straight day after hitting its highest level since mid-April, boosted by BlackRock's plan to create a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) even as the sector face...
Thomson Reuters Jun 21, 2023
Pharma lobby group warns EU could lose edge with proposed law
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's pharmaceutical sector could lose out to increased competition from emerging markets, China and the U.S. in terms of research and innovation if a proposed European Union h...
Thomson Reuters Jun 21, 2023
Australia says Twitter is top platform for online hate, demands explanation
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian cyber regulator on Thursday said it has demanded Twitter explain its handling of online hate as the microblog has become the country's most complained-ab...
Thomson Reuters Jun 21, 2023
Brazil Senate confirms Lula's ex-lawyer for Supreme Court seat
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's Senate on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Cristiano Zanin, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's former defense lawyer, to serve on the country's Supreme Court. Zan...
Thomson Reuters Jun 21, 2023
Factbox-Extreme tourism allows ultra-wealthy to explore new frontiers
(Reuters) - The $250,000-a-head expedition that vanished this week en route to the deep-sea wreck of the Titanic ocean liner is just one example of extreme tourism that is becoming more commonplace fo...
Thomson Reuters Jun 21, 2023
US announces new visa restriction policy for those who have assisted fugitives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Wednesday announced a new visa restriction policy targeting foreign government officials and agents who assist fugitives in evading the U.S. justice...
Thomson Reuters Jun 21, 2023
Marketmind: Hawkish Powell keeps markets on defense
By Alden Bentley (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Alden Bentley, Breaking News Editor for Finance & Markets, Americas. The week's main attraction, Fed Chair Jerome Powell's te...
Thomson Reuters Jun 21, 2023
