Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Russian opposition calls for protests against Putin's 'criminal war'
TBILISI (Reuters) - Russia's opposition on Wednesday called for protests against President Vladimir Putin after he ordered the mobilisation of 300,000 reservists for what Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny sa...
Sep 21, 2022
Britain's M&S raises staff pay for second time in 2022
LONDON (Reuters) - Marks & Spencer on Wednesday became the latest British retailer to again raise pay for store workers amid a cost-of-living crisis and a tight labour market. The clothing and food gr...
Sep 21, 2022
UK's Sainsbury's in talks to sell stores worth 500 million stg
LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket group Sainsbury's is in talks to sell 18 stores in southern England to property investor LXi REIT for about 500 million pounds ($568 million). Both companies said...
Sep 21, 2022
U.S. asks World Court to dismiss Iran's claims over frozen assets
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday asked judges at the International Court of Justice in The Hague to dismiss claims by Tehran that Washington illegally allowed courts to freeze asse...
Sep 21, 2022
Youth vote more important than ever in Italy's election
By Alvise Armellini and Rodolfo Fabbri ROME (Reuters) - For the first time in Italian history, 18-24-year-olds will enjoy full voting rights at the Sept. 25 national election, meaning the voice of you...
Sep 21, 2022
Germany to stick with gas levy plan despite Uniper nationalisation
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will impose a gas levy on consumers as planned from Oct. 1., the economy minister said on Wednesday, sticking to the plan despite calls from within the ruling coalition to d...
Sep 21, 2022
Two dead and 25 injured in Iran's Kermanshah following protests - Fars
DUBAI (Reuters) - Two people died on Tuesday following protests in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah, the city's prosecutor was quoted as saying on Wednesday by the semi-official Fars news agency...
Sep 21, 2022
Finland says it closely monitors Russia after mobilisation
OSLO (Reuters) - Finland is closely monitoring the situation in neighbouring Russia following President Vladimir Putin's order of military mobilisation, the Nordic country's defence minister said on W...
Sep 21, 2022
In small Chinese cities, unsold housing stock hits highest since 2019
(Corrects to about 20 months in the third paragraph, not 23 months) BEIJING (Reuters) -The stock of new homes in small Chinese cities hit its highest since 2019 as of the end of August, according to a...
Sep 21, 2022
Lithuania raises army's readiness level amid Russia's military mobilisation
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania raised the readiness level of its army's rapid response force "to prevent any provocations from the Russian side", defence minister Arvydas Anusauskas said on Wednesday a...
Sep 21, 2022
