Author Archives: Syndicated Content
New York lawyers to plead guilty in Molotov cocktail case; shorter sentences likely
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two New York lawyers charged with throwing a Molotov cocktail at an empty city police car during protests over George Floyd's death are expected to plead guilty to ne...
Thomson Reuters Jun 02, 2022
Soccer-Lukaku back in training, Hazard could start for Belgium - coach
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's top scorer Romelu Lukaku returned to training ahead of Friday's Nations League derby against the Netherlands while captain Eden Hazard is unlikely to play a full 90 minu...
Thomson Reuters Jun 02, 2022
Fed's Mester: more rate hikes ahead in 'painful' battle with inflation
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve needs to raise rates by a half-of-a-percentage point at each of its next two meetings, and then assess if inflation has moderated enough to slow the pace of rate hikes ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 02, 2022
Paris Club aims for deal with Argentina "in coming weeks"
PARIS (Reuters) - The Paris Club of creditor countries aims to wrap up a renegotiation of $2 billion in debt that Argentina owes "in the coming weeks", the group said on Thursday. Paris Club creditors...
Thomson Reuters Jun 02, 2022
Tennis-Gauff appeals for end to gun violence, French Open final is no stress
By Karolos Grohmann PARIS (Reuters) - American teenager Coco Gauff appealed for an end to gun violence in the United States on Thursday after she beat Italian Martina Trevisan to reach the French Open...
Thomson Reuters Jun 02, 2022
A coming crypto storm for central banks? Focus on digital money intensifies
By Howard Schneider NEW YORK (Reuters) - Digital money, a curiosity just a few years ago, is emerging as an intense concern among central banks with the potential to erode the power of monetary policy...
Thomson Reuters Jun 02, 2022
LeBron James reaches billionaire status
LeBron James has added another title to his collection: billionaire. On Thursday, Forbes estimated the Los Angeles Lakers star's net worth at $1 billion. He is the first active NBA player to reach the...
Thomson Reuters Jun 02, 2022
Poland's PKN Orlen, Lotos management approve merger plan
GDANSK/WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's biggest oil refiner PKN Orlen and number two player Grupa Lotos said on Thursday their management boards had approved a merger plan for the companies. Both refiners ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 02, 2022
Kenya's Safaricom, Visa offer virtual card for global transactions
By Duncan Miriri NANYUKI, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya's biggest telecoms operator Safaricom has launched a virtual payment card with Visa Inc, offering the more than 30 million users of its M-Pesa payment...
Thomson Reuters Jun 02, 2022
Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction upheld by New York appeals court
By Kanishka Singh and Rami Ayyub (Reuters) - A New York appeals court on Thursday upheld Harvey Weinstein's rape and sexual assault conviction, rejecting the disgraced movie producer's arguments that ...
Thomson Reuters Jun 02, 2022
