Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Hong Kong eases COVID rules for aircrews, lifts overseas travel alert
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong will shorten mandatory hotel quarantine for passenger flight crews to three days from seven, while cargo crews will be exempt, modest steps at unwinding coronavirus cur...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2022
War pushes Ukraine's banking sector into loss in Q1
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's banking system posted a net loss in the first quarter after lenders had to transfer over $730 million of their earnings in local currency to reserves to cover possible futur...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2022
VP Harris will meet leaders of 15 Caribbean nations on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris will virtually meet leaders of 15 Caribbean nations on Friday and continue her work engagements from home after testing positive for COVID-19 earlie...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2022
Sanctions tighten screws on Russia's Sovcomflot as ship insurers cut cover
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) - Western ship insurers are terminating cover for Russia's leading shipping company Sovcomflot as multiple sanctions start to bite, companies involved say, adding to ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2022
White House communications director tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, as journalists and politicians in Washington were set to kick off a weekend of events...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2022
Trump finally posts on Truth Social: "I'M BACK!"
(Reuters) - Former U.S. president Donald Trump posted a brief message on Truth Social late Thursday for the first time since the app he founded launched two months ago, saying "I'M BACK!" Trump broke ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2022
Amazon Prime launches movie rental service in India
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Amazon's Prime Video launched a movie rental service in India on Thursday, promising to release more than forty original series and movies over the next two years in a key market. T...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2022
Pakistan, India reel under intense heat wave
By Jibran Ahmad and Sumit Khanna PESHAWAR, Pakistan/AHMEDABAD,India (Reuters) -Pakistan issued a heat warning after the hottest March in 61 years while in parts of neighbouring India schools were shut...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2022
Canada's economy likely grew by 5.6% in first quarter
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian economy most likely grew by 5.6% on an annualized basis in the first quarter, Statistics Canada said on Friday, as growth in February beat expectations ...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2022
U.S. consumer spending beats forecasts in March; inflation soars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in March amid strong demand for services, while monthly inflation surged by the most since 2005. The Commerce Department said...
Thomson Reuters Apr 29, 2022
