Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Ukraine signs agreement with Japan on $100 million loan
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine and Japan have signed an agreement on a $100 million loan intended primarily to help support vulnerable people in Ukraine following Russia's invasion, the Ukrainian finance mi...
May 16, 2022
Bitcoin back below $30,000; European regulators renew crypto warnings
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Cryptocurrencies resumed their slide on Monday, giving up the gains they had eked out over the weekend, as regulators continued to circle. European officials reiterated warnings ...
May 16, 2022
Factbox-Shanghai provides roadmap out of lockdown
(Reuters) - Shanghai authorities on Monday provided their clearest timetable yet on lifting the city's lockdown that has been in place for over six weeks, saying they plan to fully restore normal life...
May 16, 2022
Sandstorm closes schools, offices and halts flights in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A heavy sandstorm in Iraq, the latest of what Iraqis say is an unprecedented number to hit the country in recent weeks, closed some state schools and offices and halted flights at ...
May 16, 2022
Factbox-What is the Lebanese Forces?
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese Forces (LF) party has said it is on course to emerge as the biggest bloc in Lebanon's parliament after an election on Sunday, a boost for the Saudi-aligned Christian gr...
May 16, 2022
EU needs a few more days for next sanctions package on Russia - Germany
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union will need a few more days to find agreement on a sixth package of sanctions against Russia, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Monday. "As German...
May 16, 2022
Biden sends all-star team to UAE, aiming to repair frayed ties
By Humeyra Pamuk ABU DHABI (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is sending an all-star U.S. delegation to the United Arab Emirates on Monday to offer condolences after the death of its ruler, in an apparen...
May 16, 2022
U.S. could ratify Finnish NATO membership before August, Senate Republican leader says
HELSINKI (Reuters) -The U.S. Congress will seek to ratify Finland's application to join the Western military alliance NATO before going on holiday in August, U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConn...
May 16, 2022
Johnny Depp defamation trial resumes Monday with ex-wife Heard on stand
By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) - Johnny Depp's ex-wife, Amber Heard, will return to the witness stand on Monday in a defamation trial filled with graphic allegations of physical and emotional abuse from b...
May 16, 2022
First commercial flight takes off from Sanaa, raising Yemen peace prospects
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's national airline operated on Monday its first commercial flight in years from the capital Sanaa, raising hopes for renewal of a U.N.-brokered truce in the seven-year-old conf...
May 16, 2022
