Author Archives: Syndicated Content
IKEA plans new U.S. stores in $2.2 billion push to challenge Walmart and Wayfair
By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) - IKEA stores owner Ingka Group will spend 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) expanding in the United States over the next three years, its biggest investment in a single co...
Thomson Reuters Apr 20, 2023
Women facing violence, forced marriage may get EU refugee status, top court adviser says
By Marine Strauss and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) - Women from outside the European Union at risk of "honour" crimes, forced marriages or domestic violence in their country of origin may be granted...
Thomson Reuters Apr 20, 2023
Rugby-Exeter's Nowell fined 10,000 pounds for tweet criticising referee
(Reuters) - Exeter Chiefs' Jack Nowell has been fined 10,000 pounds ($12,427) and directed to undertake a referees' course after the England wing criticised a Premiership referee's decision on Twitter...
Thomson Reuters Apr 20, 2023
Tennis-Nadal to miss Madrid Open after recovery setback
By Fernando Kallas MADRID (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal will miss next week's Madrid Open after a setback in his recovery from a hip injury sustained at the Australian Open in January, the 22-times major cha...
Thomson Reuters Apr 20, 2023
UK rental housing less affordable than in 2019, ONS says
LONDON (Reuters) -Britons starting new private-sector housing tenancies spent an average of 26.8% of their income on rent in March, up from 26.6% a year earlier and 25.0% in March 2019, according to f...
Thomson Reuters Apr 20, 2023
UK watchdog says Cochlear's Oticon Medical deal could harm market
(Reuters) -Britain's Competition and Markets Authority said on Thursday that Australian hearing device maker Cochlear's purchase of Demant's hearing implants business could hurt competition and mean h...
Thomson Reuters Apr 20, 2023
Malaysia slams 'unjust' EU deforestation law for blocking palm oil
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Thursday said it was disappointed over a European Union law banning imports of commodities linked to deforestation, fearing a hit to its exports of palm oil to the...
Thomson Reuters Apr 20, 2023
Three flights of Egyptian troops have returned home from Sudan - Egyptian army
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian army said on Thursday that three flights carrying its troops had arrived at a Cairo airbase from Sudan the previous day, confirming an earlier statement by the Sudanese ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 20, 2023
In meeting with big economies, Biden to announce funds to fight climate change
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will announce plans to increase U.S. funding to help developing countries fight climate change and curb deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainfo...
Thomson Reuters Apr 20, 2023
Yellen calls for 'constructive and fair' US economic ties with China
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. seeks "constructive and fair" economic ties with China, but will protect its national security interests and push back against China's actions to domin...
Thomson Reuters Apr 20, 2023
