Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Africa reports 1,597 suspected monkeypox cases, 66 deaths this year - CDC
DAKAR (Reuters) -Africa has documented 1,597 suspected cases of monkeypox since the start of 2022, of which 66 have been fatal, the acting director of Africa's top public health agency Ahmed Ogwell Ou...
Jun 16, 2022
Futures slump as recession fears loom
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures fell sharply on Thursday, pointing to a reversal of the previous session's rally, as fears of a recession grew after the Federal Reserve's biggest rate hike in nea...
Jun 16, 2022
Analysis-Investors say Asia a safe place as Fed hikes but premature to jump in
By Rae Wee and Alun John SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asia's emerging economies are better placed than most other regions to weather a bout of turbo-charged U.S. policy tightening, analysts say, bu...
Jun 16, 2022
Russia fines Google $260,000 for breaching data localisation rules - Tass
(Reuters) - A Moscow court fined Alphabet's Google 15 million roubles ($260,000) on Thursday for refusing to comply with Russia's law requiring technology companies to localise user data, the TASS new...
Jun 16, 2022
Russia-backed forces to reopen humanitarian corridor at Azot plant, separatist says
(Reuters) - Russia-backed forces will reopen a humanitarian corridor for civilians to leave the Azot chemical plant in Sievierdonetsk, the Interfax news agency reported on Thursday citing a separatist...
Jun 16, 2022
Analysis-Bond vigilantes and the BOJ are breaking Japan's bond market
By Tom Westbrook and Alun John SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Japan's government bond market is being pushed to breaking point in a contest between foreign speculators and the Bank of Japan, creating ...
Jun 16, 2022
Russia, Turkey, Iran call for calm in Syria's Idlib
NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Russia, Turkey, and Iran have agreed to make further efforts to ensure calm in Syria's Idlib de-escalation area, the three countries said in a joint statement after talks in Kaz...
Jun 16, 2022
Surprise rate hike lifts Swiss franc, sterling tumbles before BoE
By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) - The Swiss franc jumped on Thursday against the euro and the dollar after the Swiss National Bank raised its policy interest rate for the first time in 15 years. The S...
Jun 16, 2022
Japan hosts military symposium U.S. hopes will help contain China
By Tim Kelly and Irene Wang TOKYO (Reuters) - Military commanders from Japan, the United States, South Korea, the Philippines and fourteen other countries met in Tokyo this week for a gathering that W...
Jun 16, 2022
McDonald's agrees to pay $1.3 billion to settle French tax dispute
PARIS (Reuters) -McDonald's has agreed to pay around $1.3 billion in fines and back taxes to settle a tax dispute in France, a judge said on Thursday. The case centered on allegations, which first sur...
Jun 16, 2022
