Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Qatar's emir in Iran in bid to help salvage 2015 nuclear pact
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's ruler, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has arrived in Iran, Iranian state media reported on Thursday, as the Gulf state tries to help end a row between Tehran and Washi...
May 12, 2022
Tether has reduced its exposure to commercial paper, CTO says
LONDON (Reuters) - The stablecoin Tether has the majority of its reserves in U.S. Treasuries, having dropped its exposure to commercial paper over the last six months, its chief technology officer Pao...
May 12, 2022
China scrutiny stymies JD.Com fintech unit's $2 billion Hong Kong IPO - sources
By Julie Zhu and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) - JD Technology, the fintech arm of Chinese e-commerce company JD.Com, has been forced to delay an up to $2 billion Hong Kong IPO because domestic re...
May 12, 2022
Georgia's jailed ex-president transferred to clinic for treatment
TBILISI (Reuters) - Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili was transferred to a private medical facility for treatment on Thursday after his health significantly deteriorated in prison followin...
May 12, 2022
Asian economic powers warn of risks from war, monetary policy normalisation
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -East Asian economic leaders warned on Thursday of risks to the region's outlook and pledged to remain committed to market stability and sound fiscal policy. Econo...
May 12, 2022
UN rights chief says many Ukraine abuses may amount to war crimes
GENEVA (Reuters) - The UN Human Rights chief said on Thursday that a thousand bodies had been recovered in the area of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in recent weeks, adding that many of the violations it...
May 12, 2022
Volkswagen's EV business as profitable as combustion engines sooner than planned - CEO
BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen expects its electric vehicle business to be as profitable as its fossil fuel-burning cars sooner than planned, its chief executive Herbert Diess said on Thursday at the c...
May 12, 2022
EXPLAINER- Finland, Sweden on verge of applying to join NATO
STOCKHOLM/HELSINKI (Reuters) - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has pushed Finland and Sweden to the verge of applying for NATO membership. Finnish President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin ...
May 12, 2022
South Korea drafts $46 billion extra budget to help COVID-hit businesses
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea unveiled plans on Thursday to pay more than $20 billion to small businesses and self-employed people to make up for losses due to COVID restrictions. The first supplement...
May 12, 2022
Russia warns West over risk of conflict with NATO
LONDON (Reuters) - One of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies warned the West on Thursday that the increasing military support given to Ukraine by the United States and its allies risked trigger...
May 12, 2022
