Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Zimbabwe parliament approves $20,000 fee to appear on ballot
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean lawmakers upheld plans to charge candidates for president $20,000 to appear on the ballot, and those running for parliament $1,000, despite a bid by the opposition to red...
Jun 15, 2023
Glenda Jackson, British actor turned politician, dies aged 87 - PA Media
LONDON (Reuters) - Oscar-winning British actress and former lawmaker Glenda Jackson has died at the age of 87 after a "brief illness", PA Media reported on Thursday, citing her agent. (Reporting by Mu...
Jun 15, 2023
Russia says it will press U.N. Security Council over pipeline blast investigation
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia intends to press the United Nations Security Council again for an international investigation into explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines last September, Foreign Ministr...
Jun 15, 2023
Factbox-Wall Street banks expect Fed to hike rates in July
(Reuters) - A few major U.S. banks expect the Federal Reserve to deliver another 25-basis-point rate hike in July after the central bank on Wednesday signaled that borrowing costs may need to rise by ...
Jun 15, 2023
Sri Lanka's economy shrinks 11.5% in Q1
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's economy shrank 11.5% in the first three months of 2023 from the previous year, government data showed on Thursday. The country is experiencing its worst financial crisi...
Jun 15, 2023
Siemens' new investment plan to create more than a 1000 jobs - CEO
Siemens' 2 billion-euro ($2.17 billion) investment plan, announced on Thursday, is more than double the company's cumulative investment spending over the past two years and will create over a thousand...
Jun 15, 2023
Africa needs grain imports, key states say ahead of Putin talks
By Carien du Plessis , Chris Mfula and Elias Biryabarema JOHANNESBURG/LUSAKA/KAMPALA (Reuters) - Key African states stressed the need for grain imports to tackle food insecurity as Russian President V...
Jun 15, 2023
Papua New Guinea parliament begins debating US defence deal
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea's parliament has begun debating a defence deal with the United States, with Prime Minister James Marape acknowledging the concerns of some students and unions ahead...
Jun 15, 2023
Pope Francis orders Pope Benedict ex-aide to leave Vatican
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis has ordered Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the private secretary and long-time aide of the late Pope Benedict, to return to his native Germany by the end of the mont...
Jun 15, 2023
Fate of EU nature law uncertain after chaotic first vote
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The fate of the European Union's flagship law to restore nature hung in the balance on Thursday after a chaotic vote in which lawmakers decided not to reject the bill entirely but...
Jun 15, 2023
