Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ex-Bundesbank boss Weidmann to be nominated as Commerzbank supervisory board head
BERLIN (Reuters) - Former Bundesbank chief Jens Weidmann is to be a candidate to become chairman of Commerzbank's supervisory board after Helmut Gottschalk decided not to stand for a new term in the r...
Nov 19, 2022
Iran leader says 'enemies' may target workers as protests rage
DUBAI (Reuters) - Protests raged on at Iranian universities and in some cities on Saturday as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned the country's "enemies" may try to mobilise workers after fai...
Nov 19, 2022
Tennis-Djokovic defeats Fritz to reach ATP final
(Reuters) - Novak Djokovic beat American Taylor Fritz in the semi-finals of the ATP Finals on Saturday, despite having a bad day in his own opinion, to move to within one win of matching Roger Federer...
Nov 19, 2022
U.S. says Russia's war in Ukraine offers preview to potential global tyranny
(Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said failure to help Ukraine secure its own future could lead to a "world of tyranny and turmoil," in a speech on Saturday that sought to lay out the st...
Nov 19, 2022
Five injured in Russian strike on aid station near Kherson: Ukraine presidential adviser
KYIV (Reuters) - Five people were injured in a Russian strike on a humanitarian station in southern Ukraine, a senior aide to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday. Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy ...
Nov 19, 2022
COP27: China's climate envoy says expects cooperation with U.S. to continue
By Jake Spring SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - China's top climate negotiator Xie Zhenhua said on Saturday he expects to continue direct cooperation on climate change with his U.S. counterpart John...
Nov 19, 2022
Malaysia's Mahathir fails to win seat in general election
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's veteran leader Mahathir Mohamad, 97, lost the race for a parliamentary seat in the country's general election, his first defeat in 53 years. Mahathir, who served as...
Nov 19, 2022
Explainer - COP27: What is 'Loss and Damage' funding, and who should pay?
By Kate Abnett SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - The question of whether rich nations should offer funding to vulnerable states hit by climate-fuelled disaster has dominated negotiations among nearly...
Nov 19, 2022
Brazil's incoming gov't unlikely to provide military assistance to Haiti, officials say
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Brian Ellsworth BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's incoming government is unlikely to provide military assistance to Haiti despite calls for an international force to confront ga...
Nov 19, 2022
White House wedding for Biden granddaughter Naomi
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Naomi Biden, the granddaughter of U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, was set to be married on Saturday in what will be the 19th time in history...
Nov 19, 2022
