Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Olympics-Russia, Belarus athletes' participation at Paris Games still unclear
By Karolos Grohmann DOHA (Reuters) - The participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the 2024 Paris summer Olympics is still unclear and no date has been set for a final decision on the matter...
Dec 07, 2022
Incompetence helped set stage for Whitey Bulger's prison murder, watchdog report says
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Justice Department review found that prison officials incompetently handled the 2018 transfer of Boston mobster and former FBI informant James "Whitey" ...
Dec 07, 2022
Iraqi security forces kill two protesters in the south
NASSIRIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces shot dead two protesters in the southern city of Nassiriya on Wednesday after using live ammunition to disperse an anti-government protest, police and...
Dec 07, 2022
Bentley China orders slowed by shutdowns, has no IPO plans
By Nick Carey CREWE, England (Reuters) - Volkswagen's Bentley expects a slight drop in production in 2023 as shutdowns in China have slowed orders, the British luxury carmaker's chief executive said o...
Dec 07, 2022
Vanguard quits net zero climate alliance
(Reuters) - Vanguard is pulling out of the main financial alliance on tackling climate change, the world's second-largest fund manager said on Wednesday. The alliance, Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM), ...
Dec 07, 2022
Generali plans sale of $21 billion of its Italian life insurance portfolio -Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -Italian insurer Generali SpA is planning to sell roughly 20 billion euros ($21 billion) of its Italian life insurance portfolio, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar...
Dec 07, 2022
Canada sends diplomatic mission to Haiti over gang violence
(Reuters) - Foreign affairs officials from Canada began a three-day diplomatic mission to Haiti on Wednesday in a bid to address a gang-related humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Caribbean country, ...
Dec 07, 2022
C$ rebounds as BoC opts for another oversized rate hike
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar strengthened against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday, rebounding from an earlier one-month low, as markets priced in a slightly higher endpoin...
Dec 07, 2022
Anti-war protesters in Italy denounce La Scala for staging Russian opera
By Sara Rossi MILAN (Reuters) - Anti-war protesters demonstrated outside Milan's La Scala theatre on Wednesday before it opened its 2022-2023 opera season with a gala performance of the Russian work "...
Dec 07, 2022
Europe's BNP Paribas appoints senior executives to Global Markets Americas division
(Reuters) - BNP Paribas SA has appointed several senior executives to its Global Markets Americas division, the European bank said on Wednesday, in a move to further consolidate its presence in the Un...
Dec 07, 2022
