Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Nigeria's Lagos bans 'nuisance' motorbike taxis from most roads
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos said on Wednesday it will ban motorcycle taxis from operating in most of the traffic-clogged city, removing a popular mode of transport for residen...
May 18, 2022
Czech central bank's Nidetzky: June rate hike coming -Seznam Zpravy
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech central bank is likely to deliver another interest rate hike in June as long as nothing economically significant happens before then, although to what extent will depend o...
May 18, 2022
Israeli tech training Masterschool raises $100 million in private fund
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Masterschool, an Israeli network of tech career-training schools, said on Wednesday it had raised $100 million in an early stage funding round led by venture firm Group 11. Targe...
May 18, 2022
Russian director condemns war at Cannes film premiere
By Mimosa Spencer CANNES, France (Reuters) - Exiled Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov spoke out against the war in Ukraine following the global premiere of his film "Tchaikovsky's wife," at the Ca...
May 18, 2022
Chile's congress approves minimum wage hike
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's congress voted to approve an increase in the minimum wage on Wednesday as the Andean country struggles with soaring inflation. Chile's lower house supported adjustments ma...
May 18, 2022
U.S. reopens Kyiv embassy after three-month closure
(Reuters) -The U.S. embassy in Kyiv reopened on Wednesday after a three-month closure due to Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine. "We are officially reopening operations," spokesperson Daniel Langenk...
May 18, 2022
Software firm SpotOn valued at $3.6 billion after Dragoneer-led funding round
(Reuters) - SpotOn said on Wednesday it raised $300 million in a late-stage funding round led by investment firm Dragoneer Investment Group, valuing the software maker at $3.6 billion. (Reporting by M...
May 18, 2022
Instant View: Wall Street recoils 3% on Target, tightening concerns
(Reuters) - Wall Street's stock indexes tumbled more than 3% on Wednesday as a growth share rally reversed amid concerns about economic growth highlighted by a 26% plunge in Target Corp shares after t...
May 18, 2022
Biden's counter-disinformation executive resigns after a few weeks on the job
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Biden administration's disinformation-fighting group has resigned, she told Reuters on Wednesday. Nina Jankowicz, who was named as executive director of the Depa...
May 18, 2022
Severe drought could pose problems for US power grid this summer -NERC
(Reuters) - The organization responsible for North American electric reliability warned energy shortfalls were possible this summer in California, Texas and the U.S. Midwest where extreme heat from a ...
May 18, 2022
