Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Sri Lanka c. bank governor says sees more stability, to stay in post
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Swati Bhat COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's central bank governor said on Thursday he will stay on as head of the bank given an improvement in political stability in the midst ...
May 19, 2022
MLB roundup: Mets clobber Cards, but Scherzer leaves with injury
Max Scherzer earned the win but departed with left side discomfort with two outs in the sixth inning Wednesday night for the host New York Mets, who beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11-4. Scherzer was ahe...
May 19, 2022
Half of Gazprom's 54 clients opened Gazprombank accounts, says Russia's Novak
(Reuters) - Half of Russian gas giant Gazprom's 54 clients have opened accounts at Gazprombank, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday, as Moscow seeks to compel its clients to pay for...
May 19, 2022
Two major banks expect more pain for U.S. equities
By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) - Two major banks expect more pain for the U.S. stock markets after benchmark indexes posted on Wednesday their worst one-day losses in two years. In a report pub...
May 19, 2022
No nuclear arms or NATO bases on Finland's soil, PM tells paper
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland does not want NATO to deploy nuclear weapons or set up military bases on its territory even if Finland becomes a member, the Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin told an Ita...
May 19, 2022
Hong Kong new listings volume sinks to 9-year low on China slowdown
By Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's new listings volume plunged 90% to a nine-year low this year, data showed, as China's sharp economic slowdown and its regulatory drive cast a long sh...
May 19, 2022
ICRC begins registering hundreds of prisoners of war from Azovstal
BERLIN (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has begun registering hundreds of prisoners of war (POWs) from the besieged Azovstal steel works in the Ukrainian port of Mariupo...
May 19, 2022
Rising inequality now an urgent matter, BIS central bank group warns
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) - A new study by the central bank to the world's central banks, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), has called for urgent action to tackle rising wealth inequal...
May 19, 2022
Australian election on Saturday: What you need to know
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australians vote on Saturday in a national election, with the conservative Liberal-National coalition seeking a fourth straight term and the Labor Party seeking a return to power af...
May 19, 2022
Germany's Scholz wants Western Balkans in EU
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he will travel to the Western Balkans before a meeting of the European Council takes place next month, bearing the message that the region belongs...
May 19, 2022
