Author Archives: Syndicated Content
South Korea's incoming govt considers joining U.S. economic pact
By Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is "positively considering" joining an Indo-Pacific economic pact planned by the United States, a government official said on Monday, after domestic media sa...
Thomson Reuters May 09, 2022
White House unveils pact with internet companies to reduce prices
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration has secured commitments from 20 internet providers including Verizon, Comcast and AT&T to cut prices or increase internet speeds for m...
Thomson Reuters May 09, 2022
Cheap financing bonanza over, leasing boss tells airlines
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Airlines have been warned that the days of abnormally cheap financing costs are over, pointing to higher lease rates amid changes in the way risk is managed after the war in Ukraine...
Thomson Reuters May 09, 2022
Sweden's ruling Social Democrats to decide on NATO on May 15
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's ruling Social Democrats will decide on May 15 whether to overturn decades of opposition to NATO membership, the party said on Monday, a move that would almost certainly ...
Thomson Reuters May 09, 2022
Chinese city probing BYD factory emissions over allegations of children's nosebleeds
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Chinese city has opened an investigation into a factory owned by automaker BYD over allegations that emissions from the plant were causing nosebleeds among children living nearb...
Thomson Reuters May 09, 2022
Uber to cut costs, slow down hiring, CEO tells staff - CNBC
(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc will scale back hiring and reduce expenditure on its marketing and incentive activities, CNBC reported on Monday, citing a letter from Chief Executive Officer Dara Kh...
Thomson Reuters May 09, 2022
Russian negotiator says peace talks with Ukraine are ongoing - Ifax
(Reuters) - Russian chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky said on Monday that peace talks with Ukraine had not stopped and that they were being held remotely, according to the interfax news agency. Mosco...
Thomson Reuters May 09, 2022
Putin 'mirroring fascism' of 77 years ago, UK's Wallace says
LONDON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his generals are mirroring the fascism and tyranny of 77 years ago and their invasion of Ukraine dishonours its military past, British Defence S...
Thomson Reuters May 09, 2022
Exclusive: Hyundai plans U.S. EV plant, in talks with Georgia - sources
By Heekyong Yang and Ben Klayman SEOUL/DETROIT (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Co plans to announce a new electric-vehicle manufacturing plant in the United States and has been in discussions to build a fac...
Thomson Reuters May 09, 2022
Many Germans still work from home despite end of COVID requirement - Ifo
BERLIN (Reuters) - The proportion of German people working from home fell only slightly in April, according to a survey published on Monday, despite the country lifting remote-working requirements bro...
Thomson Reuters May 09, 2022
