Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Michelangelo ink drawing fetches 23 million euros in Paris sale
PARIS (Reuters) - An ink drawing of a nude man by Michelangelo sold for more than 23 million euros ($24.17 million)at auction in Paris on Wednesday, auction house Christie's said. The work had been de...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2022
Uruguay's dLocal remains "extremely bullish" on new client opportunities-COO
(Reuters) - Uruguayan payments firm dLocal remains "extremely bullish" on new client opportunities as the company continues to expand into emerging markets, a company executive said in a call with ana...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2022
Finland and Sweden to buy firearms, anti-tank weapons together
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland and Sweden will buy portable firearms and anti-tank weapons together, Finland's defence ministry said on Wednesday, as the two Nordic country's handed in their application...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2022
Teen pilot reaches Kenya in round the world quest
By Edwin Waita NAIROBI (Reuters) - A 16-year-old British schoolboy who is on a quest to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo, landed his small plane in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on ...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2022
U.S. unlikely to extend Russian debt payment licence, Treasury's Yellen says
BONN, Germany (Reuters) - The United States is unlikely to extend a soon-to-expire licence that allows Russia to pay U.S. bondholders, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday, which could pu...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2022
Italy to lead NATO combat unit in Bulgaria, to send up to 800 troops
SOFIA (Reuters) - Italy will take over the leadership of a new NATO combat unit that is being set up in Bulgaria to bolster the alliance's defences on its eastern flank amid the war in Ukraine, the Bu...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2022
U.S. building permits dive in April; housing starts fall
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Permits for future U.S. homebuilding tumbled to a five-month low in April, suggesting the housing market was slowing as rising mortgage rates contribute to red...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2022
Russia closes Moscow bureau of Canadian broadcaster CBC
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry on Wednesday said it was closing the Moscow bureau of Canada's CBC and withdrawing visas and accreditation from the public broadcaster's journalists after ...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2022
Twelve workers killed by wall collapse at India salt factory
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Twelve workers at an Indian salt factory were killed on Wednesday when a 3 metre high wall collapsed on them, government officials said. The incident took place in the town of Mo...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2022
India, world's biggest buyer of Russian arms, looks to diversify suppliers
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is looking to domestic firms and eastern European nations for military gear and ammunition, as the world's biggest buyer of Russian arms ...
Thomson Reuters May 18, 2022
