Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ukraine says Danube ports 'critical' to agricultural exports
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) - Danube River ports are critical to Ukrainian exports of agricultural products as a wartime deal guaranteeing safe grain shipments via the Black Sea hangs in the bala...
Thomson Reuters Apr 21, 2023
Norway's wealth fund posts $84 billion first-quarter profit
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's $1.4 trillion sovereign wealth fund, one of the world's largest investors, on Friday posted a profit of 893 billion Norwegian crowns ($83.89 billion) for the first quarter of...
Thomson Reuters Apr 21, 2023
Factbox-Chile lithium move latest in global resource nationalism trend
By Matthew Chye (Reuters) - Chile's President Gabriel Boric announced on Thursday he would nationalise the country's vast lithium industry to boost the economy and protect the environment. The shock a...
Thomson Reuters Apr 21, 2023
BOJ likely to maintain ultra-low rates, dovish guidance next week -sources
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to maintain its ultra-easy monetary policy, including its interest rate targets and a 0.5% cap set for the 10-year gov...
Thomson Reuters Apr 21, 2023
South African teen dreams of becoming first Black racer in MotoGP
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - As 14-year old Oratilwe Phiri whizzes past his father on a black and turquoise motorcycle at a racetrack east of Johannesburg, he has one goal in mind: to one day be the first...
Thomson Reuters Apr 21, 2023
Canada to send rifles, radios in new C$39 million Ukraine aid package
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government on Friday announced C$39 million ($28.9 million) in new military assistance for Ukraine that will include 40 sniper rifles, 16 radio sets and a donation to a...
Thomson Reuters Apr 21, 2023
Euro zone recovery unexpectedly gathering pace in April - PMI
(Reuters) - The euro zone economic recovery has unexpectedly gathered pace this month as the bloc's dominant services industry saw already buoyant demand rise, more than offsetting a deepening downtur...
Thomson Reuters Apr 21, 2023
French police cleared to use drones for crowd monitoring
PARIS (Reuters) - French police is allowed from Friday to use drones equipped with cameras for a wide range of tasks including crowd monitoring and border control, following the publication of a decre...
Thomson Reuters Apr 21, 2023
'Art is continuous resistance': Sudanese cartoonist draws to bring hope, truth
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) - In his living room in Norway, while the TV broadcasts pictures of the violence back home in Khartoum, Khalid Albaih does what he has become known for in the Middle E...
Thomson Reuters Apr 21, 2023
BOJ sees 'sound and resilient' financial system despite some jitters
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's financial system has remained "sound and resilient" despite heightened financial sector jitters in the West stemming from U.S. bank failures in March, th...
Thomson Reuters Apr 21, 2023
