Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Oscar Pistorius: from 'Blade Runner' hero to convicted murderer
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Oscar Pistorius, known as the "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs, went from public hero as a Paralympic champion to a convicted murderer in hearings that drew...
Mar 31, 2023
Tennis-Wimbledon to accept Russian and Belarusian players as 'neutral' athletes
(Reuters) -Wimbledon will allow Russian and Belarusian players to compete at the grasscourt Grand Slam as 'neutrals' this year under certain conditions, having banned players from the two countries la...
Mar 31, 2023
Morgan Stanley raises 2023 euro area GDP growth forecast to 0.8%
(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley on Friday raised its 2023 euro area economic growth forecast by 20 basis points to 0.8% on the back of better-than-expected economic data. Morgan Stanley said the European C...
Mar 31, 2023
Replica of Kremlin critic Navalny's cell on display at Dutch exhibit
By Anthony Deutsch LOEVESTEIN CASTLE, Netherlands (Reuters) - A replica of the two-by-three-metre prison cell holding Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny went on display in the Netherlands on Friday as part...
Mar 31, 2023
Global finance CEOs make first post-COVID visits to China
By Selena Li and Kane Wu HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A flurry of top financial executives have visited China for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic as global financial giants seek to cement...
Mar 31, 2023
Spanish PM says he encouraged China's Xi to speak with Zelenskiy
(Fixes typo in para 2) BEIJING (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday that he had expressed concern over Russia's invasion of Ukraine during a meeting earlier that day with Ch...
Mar 31, 2023
Kremlin: Foreign journalists can carry on working in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday that all accredited foreign journalists could continue to work in Russia, a day after a Wall Street Journal reporter was remanded in custody on espionage ...
Mar 31, 2023
Russia says Ukraine ceasefire now would not achieve Moscow's goals
(Reuters) - Russia said on Friday that a ceasefire in Ukraine would not enable it to achieve the goals of its "special military operation" at the moment. The Kremlin was reacting after Belarusian Pres...
Mar 31, 2023
Dogged inflation shades rebound
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Global investors seem keen to put the March bank shock behind them, but inflation's grim persistence makes it difficult to clear the ...
Mar 31, 2023
Nepal PM names new finance minister amid economic woes
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Friday named centrist politician and economic expert Prakash Sharan Mahat as finance minister, a presidential stateme...
Mar 31, 2023
