Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Opponent of rate hikes Michl appointed new Czech central bank governor
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech President Milos Zeman appointed central bank board member Ales Michl as the new governor on Wednesday, picking an opponent of the rapid policy tightening the central bank has ...
May 11, 2022
China vehicle sales plunge 48% but EVs strong as BYD gains
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's overall vehicle sales for April plunged almost 48% from a year earlier as COVID-19 lockdowns hit factories and showrooms, but sales of electric vehicles surged and Chinese ...
May 11, 2022
India's top court puts colonial-era sedition law on hold for review
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Supreme Court on Wednesday barred the government from using a colonial-era sedition law, that critics say is often used to stifle dissent, pending a review. The 152-year-...
May 11, 2022
Gunmen kill seven Nigerian soldiers in ambush on army patrol -sources
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least seven soldiers were killed and two others were missing in Nigeria after they were ambushed by gunmen while on patrol in the eastern state of Taraba, two militar...
May 11, 2022
The meeting, then the mob. A 'turning point' in Sri Lankan crisis
By Alasdair Pal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - On Monday morning, hundreds of supporters gathered at the prime minister's official residence in Sri Lanka's commercial capital of Colombo whe...
May 11, 2022
Morgan Stanley warns 2022 global economic growth to be less than half of 2021
(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley forecasts this year's global economic growth to be less than half of 2021 due to risks from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and COVID-19 surge in China even as central banks tig...
May 11, 2022
Shanghai disease control officer lays down law defending quarantine measures
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - An official with Shanghai's disease control centre defended the strict imposition of COVID quarantine measures, rejecting accusations from critics that officials were overstepping...
May 11, 2022
Russian diplomats spurned in Europe's capitals
By Joanna Plucinska and Andrius Sytas WARSAW/VILNIUS (Reuters) - Russian diplomat Sergiy Andreev was feeling unwelcome on the streets of Warsaw even before protesters doused him with red liquid thrown...
May 11, 2022
Russia's Medvedev, Volodin lash out at U.S. aid to Ukraine
(Reuters) - Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev accused the United States on Wednesday of waging a "proxy war" against Russia after the House of Representatives approved a $40 billion aid package...
May 11, 2022
Zimbabwean farmers hope for whiff of cannabis boom
By Nelson Banya HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean farmers looking to cash in on a global boom in medicinal cannabis face a litany of costs and regulatory barriers, but growers like Munyaradzi Nyanungo are...
May 11, 2022
