Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Spanish centrist party declines to run in general election
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's centre-right and business-friendly party Ciudadanos ("Citizens") on Tuesday said it would neither run in the upcoming snap general election on July 23 nor support any other ...
May 30, 2023
Italy police arrest 40 mafia suspects for drug smuggling via Chinese money brokers
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian police arrested 40 people on Tuesday in a new crackdown targeting the 'Ndrangheta mafia, with suspects accused of drugs trafficking with counterparts in Latin America using s...
May 30, 2023
Yields on bills due in June fall on debt deal optimism
(Reuters) - Yields on Treasury bills that are due in early June dropped on Tuesday on optimism that Congress will pass a deal to raise the country's debt ceiling and avoid a potential default. A bipar...
May 30, 2023
Iran starts trial of female journalist who covered Amini's death
By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) - A Revolutionary Court in Iran on Tuesday began the trial of a female journalist behind closed doors on charges linked to her coverage of a Kurdish-Iranian woman whos...
May 30, 2023
Amylyx says European drug regulator likely to reject ALS drug
(Reuters) - Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Tuesday the European drug regulator was likely to reject its amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) drug, sending its shares down 8.5% in premarket trading....
May 30, 2023
German tax fraud mastermind handed further 8-year jail sentence
WIESBADEN, Germany (Reuters) - Hanno Berger, a former tax inspector turned legal tax expert, was sentenced on Tuesday to eight years and three months in jail by a court in Wiesbaden, as the nation com...
May 30, 2023
Surprised Spaniards face choice: Ballot box or the beach
By Inti Landauro and Corina Pons MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish talk show host's gesture of disbelief, with eyes rolled and arms thrown high, upon hearing Monday's announcement of a snap general electio...
May 30, 2023
UK's Asda to buy EG petrol stations unit in $2.9-billion deal
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - British supermarket Asda said it would buy the bulk of petrol station operator EG Group's UK and Ireland business to speed up its move into the convenience sector, cr...
May 30, 2023
Turkey wants action from NATO hopeful Sweden over flag incident
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey called on NATO hopeful Sweden on Tuesday to prosecute those responsible for projecting the flag of an outlawed group onto the parliament building in Stockholm, on the day of ...
May 30, 2023
Russia's Lavrov accuses West of 'supporting genocide' in Ukraine
(Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that the West was "supporting genocide" in Ukraine through its backing for President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's peace plan, which he claim...
May 30, 2023
