Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Soccer-Billionaire Najafi set to launch $3.75bn takeover bid for Spurs - source
(Reuters) -Iranian-American billionaire Jahm Najafi, chair of MSP Sports Capital, is set to launch a $3.75 billion takeover bid for Premier League soccer club Tottenham Hotspur, a source familiar with...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2023
U.N. agencies appeal for $5.6 billion to help war-stricken Ukrainians
GENEVA (Reuters) - Two agencies at the United Nations on Wednesday made an appeal to raise $5.6 billion to support the Ukrainians most affected by the Russian invasion. The announcement, made jointly ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2023
UK house prices up 9.8% in year to December – ONS
LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices rose by 9.8% year-on-year in December compared with the same month in 2021, the office for National statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday. The increase was lower th...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2023
Philippines, U.S. to hold biggest war games in years
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines and the United States will this year carry out their biggest joint military drills since 2015, Manila's army chief said on Wednesday, against a backdrop of growing t...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2023
UAE oil power farms the desert in quest for food security
By Abir Ahmar SHARJAH, UAE (Reuters) - Against the desert sands of Sharjah, eight green circles stand out as the United Arab Emirates cultivates wheat to improve food security in an arid country that ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2023
Lufthansa IT fault strands thousands of passengers worldwide
By Ilona Wissenbach and Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) - Thousands of passengers worldwide were stranded after an IT fault at Germany's flagship carrier Lufthansa caused flight delays and disruption ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2023
Kering to name group level image executive following Balenciaga ad controversy
PARIS (Reuters) - Kering is creating a new position at the group level to oversee "brand safety" following the controversy over a Balenciaga ad campaign that dented sales in December, executives said ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2023
Supply chain, red tape biggest problems for European green projects, says RWE CEO
OSLO (Reuters) - The biggest obstacles to quickly building out renewable energy in Europe are the capacity of the supply chain and an uncertain investment environment, the head of Germany's biggest ut...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2023
Ukraine calls on UN, Turkey to prevent Russia from obstructing grain deal
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine appealed on Wednesday to the United Nations and Turkey to press Russia to immediately stop hindering Ukrainian grain shipments that supply millions of people...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2023
ASML: trade war risks increasing, but no 2023 impact on China sales
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - ASML Holding NV on Wednesday warned growing global trade and export controls pose a threat to its business, but it does not expect new restrictions on exports to...
Thomson Reuters Feb 15, 2023
