Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ukraine holds first full hearing in war crimes trial of Russian soldier
KYIV (Reuters) - A Kyiv district court met on Wednesday to begin hearing its first war crimes trial against a Russian soldier who took part in Moscow's Feb. 24 invasion, a case of huge symbolic value ...
May 18, 2022
Japan set to allow foreign Toshiba bids if they comply with security rules
By Tim Kelly and Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will not block foreign investors from buying industrial giants such as Toshiba Corp provided they comply with rules that govern the handling of se...
May 18, 2022
Cyprus farmers dump milk, light fires in price, production protest
NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cypriot farmers dumped tonnes of milk and lit bales of hay outside the presidential palace in the capital Nicosia on Wednesday, in protest at high prices and production issues. Goa...
May 18, 2022
Portugal's central bank opens its vaults for rare glimpse of gold bars
By Sergio Goncalves and Pedro Nunes LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's central bank has opened up its heavily guarded vaults in a small commuter town near Lisbon, giving a rare glimpse of where some of the...
May 18, 2022
U.S. grants another 35,000 H-2B visas for summer -statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials on Wednesday said they will grant employers up to another 35,000 H-2B visas for jobs starting between April 1 and Sept. 30, according to a government statement po...
May 18, 2022
Italy strongly backs Finland, Sweden bids to join NATO - PM
ROME (Reuters) - Rome strongly supports Finland's and Sweden's application to join NATO and is willing to speed up any internal procedures for the two countries to join the alliance as soon as possibl...
May 18, 2022
Mozambique detects first case of polio in 30 years
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Mozambique on Wednesday declared a polio outbreak after the virus was detected in a child living in the northeastern Tete region, the first case of the poliovirus in the country ...
May 18, 2022
Serbia's central bank cuts 2022 growth forecast on Ukraine crisis
(Corrects figures in first paragraph to 3.5%-4.5% from 3%-4% and to 4%-5% from 3.5%-4.5%) BELGRADE (Reuters) - Serbia's central bank on Wednesday cut its 2022 growth forecast to 3%-4% from 3.5%-4.5% d...
May 18, 2022
Afghanistan's Taliban mediate ceasefire between Pakistan, local militants
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Saud Mehsud KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban in Afghanistan have mediated a temporary ceasefire between Pakistan and a local Pakistani Taliban militant group following talks b...
May 18, 2022
Global bond ETF industry to triple to $10 trillion by 2030 - BlackRock
LONDON (Reuters) - Assets under management held by global fixed income exchange traded funds are expected to triple to $5 trillion by 2030, according to the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock. B...
May 18, 2022
